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Configure the following in the **General** pane:

- **State**: Toggle **Enabled** (green) or **Disabled **(red). By default, Azure discovery is **Enabled**.
- **Name**: Specify a name for the network discovery configuration.
- **Description**: Specify a description for the network discovery configuration.
- **Sync Interval (min)**: Specify the sync interval, in minutes. If you have a large amount of data, it is recommended you set the sync interval as 3 hours. Alternatively, you can choose **Auto** and the system will automatically choose the interval.
- **Account Preference**: Choose Single to discover objects from a single account. Choose **Auto-Discover Multiple** to discover objects from multiple accounts.
- **Type of Access**: Choose the type of access, whether using **Client ID + Tenant ID** or **Static Credential**.
- **Credentials**: The credentials can be specified based on the following selection for Type of Access:
  - **Client ID + Tenant ID**: If you have selected this option, specify the following:
    - **Subscription ID**: Specify the Subscription ID for Azure.
    - **Client ID**: Specify the Client ID for Azure.
  - **Static Credentials**: If you have selected this option, choose the credentials to be used to connect to Azure. Alternatively, click **Create New Credentials **to create new credentials and configure the following:
    - **Name**: Specify a name.
    - **Description**: Specify a description. Click **Next**.
    - Configure the following settings in the Microsoft Azure Credentials Credentials screen:
      - **Tenant ID**: Specify the Tenant ID.
      - **Client ID**: Specify the Client ID for Azure.
      - **Client Secret**: Specify the Client Secret for Azure.
    - Click **Save** after creating new credentials.
    - **Subscription ID**: If you have selected Static Credentials, provide the Subscription ID for Azure.
- **Allow Account Exclusion: **To exclude accounts or sub-accounts, toggle the option to Enabled.  Select the subscriptions to be excluded and move them from INCLUDED to EXCLUDED. This option is available if the **Account Preference** is configured as **Auto-Discover Multiple**.
- Click **Next**.

> ⚠️ GovCloud (FedRAMP) does not support Tenants for Azure. Use credentials to configure discovery for Azure.