**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). 

# Disassociating a protection from an AWS resource
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#### [ Using the new console ]

1. Choose the protection pack (web ACL) that you want to edit. The console makes the main protection pack (web ACL) card editable, and also opens a side panel with details you can edit.

1. In the protection pack (web ACL) card, choose the **Edit** link next to **Resources** to open the **Manage resources ** panel.

1. In the **Manage resources** section for the rule group, choose the resource you want to disassociate, and then choose **Disassociate**.
**Note**  
You must disassociate one resource at a time. Do not choose multiple resources. 

1. In the confirmation page, type "disassociate", and then choose **Disassociate**.

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#### [ Using the standard console ]

To dissociate a web ACL from an AWS resource, perform the following procedure.

**To disassociate a web ACL from an AWS resource**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS WAF console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/wafv2/homev2](https://console.aws.amazon.com/wafv2/homev2). 

1. In the navigation pane, choose **web ACLs**.

1. Choose the name of the web ACL that you want to disassociate from your resource. The console takes you to the web ACL's description, where you can edit it.

1. On the **Associated AWS resources** tab, select the resource that you want to disassociate this web ACL from. 
**Note**  
You must disassociate one resource at a time. Do not choose multiple resources. 
**Note**  
When you choose to associate an Application Load Balancer with your webACL, **Resource-level DDoS protection** is enabled. For more information, see [AWS WAF Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) prevention](waf-anti-ddos.md).

1. Choose **Disassociate**. The console opens a confirmation dialogue. Confirm your choice to disassociate the web ACL from the AWS resource. 

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