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title: Assign User Groups to a Shield Policy
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/assign-user-groups-to-a-shield-policy/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: Assign one or more User Groups to a CloudConnexa Shield Policy from the policy's Overview tab — search, select, and remove groups, with automatic reassignment from any previous policy. Removing a group from a custom policy returns it to the Default Policy.
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# Assign User Groups to a Shield Policy

## Overview

Assign one or more User Groups to a Shield Policy to apply that policy's Domain Filtering and Traffic Filtering settings to those groups.

Each User Group is assigned to exactly one policy. If you assign a group that's already assigned to another policy, CloudConnexa moves the group to the new policy when you save your changes.

For more information about how Shield Policies apply to User Groups and users, refer to [About Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-shield-policies.md).

## Before you begin

Open the Shield Policy you want to configure, then select the **Overview** tab. For instructions, refer to [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md).

## Assign User Groups

1. On the **Overview** tab, select **Assign user groups**.
2. Search for User Groups.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > You can assign any number of User Groups to a Shield Policy.
3. Select the User Groups you want to assign.
   - The current policy for each User Group appears next to its name.
4. If you select a User Group that's assigned to another policy, review the reassignment message.
   - Saving the policy moves the selected User Group from its current policy to this one.
5. To change your selection, remove an individual group or select the **Clear all** icon.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > When you remove a User Group from a custom Shield Policy without assigning it to another policy, the group returns to the Default Policy.
6. Select **Save changes**.
   - CloudConnexa applies the complete set of User Group assignments in one operation.

## Verify User Group assignments

After saving, return to the **Shield Policies list** to view the number of User Groups assigned to each policy.

You can also view policy assignments from the User Group. Refer to [View policies for a User Group](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---groups/view-policies-for-a-user-group.md).

## Related resources

- [About Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-shield-policies.md)
- [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md)
- [Browse and Manage Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/browse-and-manage-shield-policies.md)
- [About User Groups](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---groups/about-user-groups.md)
- [Assignment of a User to multiple User Groups](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---groups/assignment-of-a-user-to-multiple-user-groups.md)
- [View policies for a User Group](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---groups/view-policies-for-a-user-group.md)

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