Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
Type **VPC** in the search bar and click on **VPC** to view the VPC Dashboard
**What is VPC in AWS?** In Amazon Web Services (AWS), a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a virtual network environment that you define within the AWS cloud. It allows you to provision a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where you can launch AWS resources such as EC2 instances, databases, and Lambda functions.
On the VPC dashboard click on **Internet gateways** from the left bar to view the Internet gateways
**What is an Internet Gateway in AWS?** In AWS, an Internet Gateway (IGW) is a virtual component that allows communication between resources within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and the Internet. It serves as a gateway for internet-bound traffic to and from your VPC.
Internet gateways wizard will open, On the top right corner click on the **Create internet gateway** button
**Create internet gateway** wizard will open, Under the Internet gateway settings provide the **Name tag** as "**my-internet-gateway**"
Scroll the page and click on the **Create internet gateway** button
On the **Internet gateways** wizard, checkbox the **my-internet-gateway**
Click on the **Actions** dropdown button and click the **Attach to VPC** option
**Attach to VPC** wizard will open, select **my-custom-vpc** from the dropdown and click the **Attach internet gateway** button
Open the **Command prompt** and run the command [[ping 18.226.251.31]], you will notice that you are getting the replies from the IP address Note: If there is no output follow the below steps
Go back to the **VPC** Dashboard and from the left bar click on **Route tables**
Route tables wizard will open, select the route table with no subnets
Scroll to the **Details** tab, you can view the Route table ID and VPC of **my-custom-vpc**
Hover over the selected **Route table** and rename it to "**My VPC Route Table**" and click **Save** button
Scroll to the **Details** tab, you can view the Route table ID and VPC
Click on the **Routes** tab
You will notice that the Route table's target is the default internet gateway so this route table is associated with the Default VPC