# Add a standard listener
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This section provides the steps to create a standard listener on the AWS Global Accelerator console. To complete this task by using an API operation instead of the console, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/api/API_CreateListener.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/api/API_CreateListener.html), in the *AWS Global Accelerator API Reference*.

# To add a listener


1. Open the Global Accelerator console at [ https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/globalaccelerator/home\$1GlobalAcceleratorHome:](https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/globalaccelerator/home#GlobalAcceleratorHome:). 

1. On the **accelerators** page, choose an accelerator.

1. Choose **Add listener**.

1. On the **Add listener** page, enter the ports or port ranges that you want to associate with the listener. Listeners support ports 1-65535.

1. Choose the protocol for the ports that you entered.

1. Optionally, choose to enable client affinity. Client affinity for a listener means that Global Accelerator ensures that connections from a specific source (client) IP address are always routed to the same endpoint. To enable this behavior, in the dropdown list, choose **Source IP**.

   The default is **None**, which means that client affinity is not enabled and Global Accelerator distributes traffic equally between the endpoints in the endpoint groups for the listener.

   For more information, see [How client affinity works in Global Accelerator](about-listeners-client-affinity.md).

1. Choose **Add listener**.