#Configure Connections

To manage content in the File System using AvePoint Opus, you need to create a connection group. A connection group is a container of connections. A connection connects AvePoint Opus to your File System server.

Refer to the following steps to create a connection group:

1. Click Configure connection to open the Configure connection page.

2. Under the Connection group tab, click Create.

3. Enter a connection group name and an optional description.

4. Click Add connection, and then select the connections that you want to add to the current connection group.

5. Select agents that will be used for this connection group:

   • All available agents – By selecting this option, all available agents for File System will be used for this connection group.

   • Specific agents – If you select this option, you need to click Add agents and then select specific agents to use for this connection group.

6. Click Validation test to verify the validity of the connections within the current connection group.

7. Click Save to create the connection group.

Refer to the following steps to create a connection:

1. Click Configure connection to open the Configure connection page.

2. Under the Connection tab, click Create.

3. Enter a connection name and an optional description.

4. Enter the UNC path in the following format: \admin-PC\c$\data or\admin-PC\shared folder.

5. Click Save to create the connection.