**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**

You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/working-with-console.html). 

# Adding AWS Shield Advanced protection to AWS resources
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Follow the guidance in this section to add Shield Advanced protection to one or more resources.

**To add protection for an AWS resource**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS WAF & Shield console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/wafv2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/wafv2/). 

1. In the navigation pane, under AWS Shield choose **Protected resources**. 

1. Choose **Add resources to protect**.

1. In the **Choose resources to protect with Shield Advanced** page, in **Specify the Region and resource types**, provide the Region and resource type specifications for the resources that you want to protect. You can protect resources in multiple Regions by selecting **All Regions** and you can narrow the selection to global resources by selecting **Global**. You can deselect any resource types that you do not want to protect. For information about protections for your resource types, see [List of resources that AWS Shield Advanced protects](ddos-protections-by-resource-type.md).

1. Choose **Load resources**. Shield Advanced populates the **Select Resources** section with the AWS resources that match your criteria. 

1. In the **Select Resources** section, you can filter the list of resources by entering a string to search for in the resource listings. 

   Select the resources that you want to protect.

1. In the **Tags** section, if you want to add tags to the Shield Advanced protections that you are creating, specify those. For information about tagging AWS resources, see [Working with Tag Editor](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/tag-editor.html). 

1. Choose **Protect with Shield Advanced**. This adds Shield Advanced protections to the resources.