# Enabling access to Amazon applications and services from AD Connector
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Users can authorize AD Connector to give Amazon applications and services, such as Amazon WorkSpaces, access to your Active Directory. The following Amazon applications and services can be enabled or disabled to work with AD Connector.


| Amazon application / service | More information... | 
| --- | --- | 
| Amazon Chime | For more information, see the [Connecting to Active Directory](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/chime/latest/ag/active_directory.html). | 
| Connect Customer | For more information, see the [Connect Customer Administration Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/connect/latest/adminguide/what-is-amazon-connect.html). | 
| Amazon WorkDocs | For more information, see the [Getting started with Amazon WorkDocs](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/workdocs/latest/adminguide/getting_started.html). | 
| Amazon WorkMail | For more information, see the [ Creating an organization](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/workmail/latest/adminguide/add_new_organization.html). | 
| Amazon WorkSpaces | You can create a Simple AD, Amazon Managed Microsoft AD, or AD Connector directly from WorkSpaces. Simply launch **Advanced Setup** when creating your Workspace.<br />For more information, see the [Amazon WorkSpaces Administration Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/workspaces/latest/adminguide/). | 
| Amazon Client VPN | For more information, see the [Amazon Client VPN User Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/). | 
| Amazon IAM Identity Center | For more information, see the [Amazon IAM Identity Center User Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/singlesignon/latest/userguide/). | 
| Amazon Web Services Management Console | For more information, see [Enabling Amazon Web Services Management Console access with Amazon Managed Microsoft AD credentials](ms_ad_management_console_access.md). | 
| Amazon Transfer Family | For more information, see the [Amazon Transfer Family User Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/transfer/latest/userguide/what-is-aws-transfer-family.html). | 

Once enabled, you manage access to your directories in the console of the application or service that you want to give access to your directory. To find the Amazon applications and services links described above in the Amazon Directory Service console, perform the following steps.

**To display the applications and services for a directory**

1. In the [Amazon Directory Service console](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/) navigation pane, choose **Directories**.

1. On the **Directories** page, choose your directory ID.

1. On the **Directory details** page, select the **Application management** tab.

1. Review the list under the **Amazon apps & services** section.

For more information about how to authorize or deauthorize Amazon applications and services using Amazon Directory Service, see [Authorization for Amazon applications and services using Amazon Directory Service](ad_manage_apps_services_authorization.md).