Working with Multiple Amazon Glacier Accounts

• How to add a new Amazon Glacier account
• How to switch between Amazon Glacier accounts
• How to Edit/Delete an Amazon Glacier account

How to add a new Amazon Glacier account

Using FastGlacier Freeware you can easily work with multiple Amazon Glacier accounts from the same interface. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to manage Amazon Glacier accounts.

To add a new Amazon Glacier Account:

1. Start FastGlacier and click Accounts -> Add New Account.

Click Accounts -> Add New Account.

Add New Account dialog will appear:

Add New Account dialog allows you to add new Amazon Glacier account

2. Fill out the following fields:

• Account Name - You can assign any name to your Amazon Glacier account.
• Storage Type - FastGlacier supports multiple storage types, choose the storage type you want to work with. The following storage types are supported for now:
  • Amazon Glacier
  • Amazon Glacier in China
  • Amazon Glacier GovCloud
  • Amazon Glacier on EC2 via IAM Role
• Access Key ID - Your Access Key ID. You can find it here:
  https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?#security_credential
• Secret Access Key - Your Secret Access Key. You can find it here:
  https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?#security_credential
• Encrypt Access Keys with a password - Turn this option on if you want to protect your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key with a master password.

3. Click Add new account.

To switch between Amazon Glacier accounts

You can easily switch between accounts by clicking Accounts -> Account Name.

Click Accounts -> Account Name to switch between account

If account credentials are password-protected, you will be asked to enter master password.

To Edit or Delete an Amazon Glacier account

1. Click Accounts->Manage Accounts..

Click Accounts->Manage Accounts.. to open Accounts Manager.

Accounts Manager dialog will open:

Accounts Manager dialog allows you to add/edit/delete Amazon Glacier accounts.

2. Select the Account you want to edit and click the Edit button if you want to edit the Account properties or Delete button if you want to delete the Account. If you have clicked the Edit button the following window will appear:

Edit Account dialog allows you to edit Amazon Glacier account details.

After editing Account properties click the OK button to confirm changes or the Cancel button to reset any changes you made.

Click the Save changes button to save changes and close Accounts Manager or click the Cancel button to close Account Manager without saving any changes.