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title: Adding an AWS MediaLive Channel
slug: zen-master/adding-an-aws-medialive-channel
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createdAt: 2024-12-27T17:59:02.513Z
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AWS MediaLive service is an Elemental Transcoder that performs both transcoding (encoding) and HLS packaging in a single service. The input to the MediaLive channel must be a MediaConnect channel or an AWS Elemental Link.
**Requirements:**
- The input to the MediaLive channel must be a MediaConnect channel or an AWS Elemental Link. So before configuring the MediaLive channel, make sure you have a MediaConnect channel or an AWS Elemental Link configured. It is not possible to go from a Broadcaster to a MediaLive Channel directly.
- Before configuring the MediaLive channel, the Target must be created and enabled. If you try to attach a Target that is not enabled to a MediaLive channel, you will have to first disable the MediaLive Channel, then attach the Target, enable the Target, and then enable the MediaLive Channel.
## To create a new MediaLive Channel:
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In the main navigation, click** Channels**.
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Click **+ Add Channel**.
The **Create New Channel** selection menu is displayed.
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Click on **AWS MediaLive Channel**.
The **Create AWS MediaLive Channel **window is displayed.
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In the **Info** section, in the** Name** field, enter a logical name for the Channel.
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In the **Tags **field, select one or more of the predefined Tags from the drop-down list.
Tags are used for access control. By selecting a Tag, you are relating this Channel to that Tag. Tags are associated with certain roles (through the Users & Roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups. If you would like to create a new Tag, see [Creating a Tag](docId\:YpM9tw81ap6nq8sTKv4Rd).
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In the **Events Configuration Profile** field, select from the drop-down list the profile that you would like to apply to this Channel. By default, the *Default* profile is applied.
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*Events Profiles* consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various types of Events are logged and what results they trigger.
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In the **Configuration** section, in the **AWS Account** field, select from the drop-down list the AWS MediaConnect account that you would like to use for this Channel.
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In the **Region** field, select from the drop-down list the AWS region that you would like to use for this Channel.
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In the **Availability Zone** field, select from the drop-down list the Availability Zone that you would like to use for this Channel.
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In the **IAM Role ARN** field, to use an existing IAM role ARN, select **Select Existing** and select an existing Role ARN from the **Role ARN** field drop-down list.
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To specify a custom ARN, select **Specify Custom ARN** and enter the custom Amazon Resource Name in the **Role ARN** field.
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In the **AWS MediaConnect Flow** field, select from the drop-down list the Flow that you would like to assign to this Channel.
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In the **Initial State** section, select the **Disabled** checkbox if you would like to disable this Channel upon initial configuration.
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Select the **Muted** checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this Channel upon initial configuration.
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You can Enable/Unmute the Channel at any time.
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In the **Protections** section, select the **Deletion Protection** checkbox if you want to prevent deletion of the Channel.
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Click **Save**.
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## New MediaLive Channel Configuration Parameters Table
| **Parameter** | **Description** |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ***Info*** | |
| Name | Specify a name for the MediaLive Channel in ZEN Master. |
| Tags | Select one or more of the predefined Tags from the drop-down list.
Tags are used for access control. By selecting a Tag, you are relating this Channel to that Tag. Tags are associated with certain roles (through the Users & Roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups. If you would like to create a new Tag, see [Creating a Tag](docId\:YpM9tw81ap6nq8sTKv4Rd). |
| Events Configuration Profile | Select from the drop-down list the profile that you would like to apply to this Channel. By default, the *Default* profile is applied.
Note: *Events Profiles *consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various types of Events are logged and what results they trigger. |
| ***Configuration*** | |
| AWS Account | Select from the drop-down list the AWS MediaConnect account that you would like to use for this Channel. |
| Region | Select from the drop-down list the AWS region that you would like to use for this Channel. |
| Availability Zone | Select from the drop-down list the Availability Zone that you would like to use for this Channel. |
| IAM Role ARN | Select **Select Existing** or **Specify Custom ARN**. |
| Role ARN | For *Select Existing:*
Select from the drop-down list an existing Role ARN of the IAM role that you previously created.
For *Specify Custom ARN:*
Enter a specific ARN in the field. |
| AWS MediaConnect Flow | Select from the drop-down list the Flow that you would like to assign to this Channel. |
| ***Initial State*** | |
| Disabled | Select this checkbox if you would like to disable this Channel upon initial configuration. |
| Muted | Select this checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this Channel upon initial configuration. |
| ***Protections*** | |
| Deletion Protection | Select this checkbox if you want to prevent deletion of the Channel. |