# Activate CloudWatch Application Insights
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1. Sign in to the [Systems Manager console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Application Manager**.

1. In **Applications**, search for the application name for this solution and select it.

   The application name will have App Registry in the **Application Source** column, and will have a combination of the solution name, Region, account ID, or stack name.

1. In the **Components** tree, choose the application stack you want to activate.

1. In the **Monitoring** tab, in **Application Insights**, select **Auto-configure Application Insights**.

 **Application Insights dashboard showing no detected problems and advanced monitoring not enabled.** 

![appregistry2](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/cloud-migration-factory-on-aws/images/appregistry2.png)


Monitoring for your applications is now activated and the following status box appears:

 **Application Insights dashboard showing successful monitoring activation message.** 

![appregistry3](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/cloud-migration-factory-on-aws/images/appregistry3.png)