diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/automation_manager.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/automation_manager.rb
index c9547a6d..44923eae 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/automation_manager.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/automation_manager.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 class ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::AutomationManager < ManageIQ::Providers::ExternalAutomationManager
   include ProcessTasksMixin
+
+  class << self
+    delegate :params_for_create,
+             :verify_credentials,
+             :to => ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::Provider
+  end
+
   delegate :authentications,
            :authentication_check,
            :authentication_status,
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
index d7274318..c2a00e64 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/ansible_tower/provider.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,75 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::Provider < ::Provider
   validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true
   validates :url,  :presence => true
 
+  PARAMS_FOR_CREATE = {
+    :title  => "Configure Ansible Tower",
+    :fields => [
+      {
+        :component  => "text-field",
+        :name       => "endpoints.default.base_url",
+        :label      => "URL",
+        :isRequired => true,
+        :validate   => [{:type => "required-validator"}]
+      },
+      {
+        :component  => "text-field",
+        :name       => "endpoints.default.username",
+        :label      => "Username",
+        :isRequired => true,
+        :validate   => [{:type => "required-validator"}]
+      },
+      {
+        :component  => "text-field",
+        :name       => "endpoints.default.password",
+        :label      => "Password",
+        :type       => "password",
+        :isRequired => true,
+        :validate   => [{:type => "required-validator"}]
+      },
+      {
+        :component => "checkbox",
+        :name      => "endpoints.default.verify_ssl",
+        :label     => "Verify SSL"
+      }
+    ]
+  }.freeze
+
+  def self.params_for_create
+    PARAMS_FOR_CREATE
+  end
+
+  # Verify Credentials
+  # args:
+  # {
+  #   "endpoints" => {
+  #     "default" => {
+  #       "base_url"   => "",
+  #       "username"   => "",
+  #       "password"   => "",
+  #       "verify_ssl" => ""
+  #     }
+  #   }
+  # }
+  def self.verify_credentials(args)
+    default_endpoint = args.dig("endpoints", "default")
+
+    base_url, username, password, verify_ssl = default_endpoint&.values_at(
+      "base_url", "username", "password", "verify_ssl"
+    )
+
+    !!verify_connection(raw_connect(base_url, username, password, verify_ssl))
+  end
+
+  def self.verify_connection(connection)
+    require 'ansible_tower_client'
+    begin
+      connection.api.verify_credentials ||
+        raise(MiqException::MiqInvalidCredentialsError, _("Username or password is not valid"))
+    rescue AnsibleTowerClient::ClientError => err
+      raise MiqException::MiqCommunicationsError, err.message, err.backtrace
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.raw_connect(base_url, username, password, verify_ssl)
     require 'ansible_tower_client'
     AnsibleTowerClient.logger = $ansible_tower_log
@@ -38,12 +107,8 @@ def connect(options = {})
   end
 
   def verify_credentials(auth_type = nil, options = {})
-    require 'ansible_tower_client'
-    begin
-      with_provider_connection(options.merge(:auth_type => auth_type)) { |c| c.api.verify_credentials } ||
-        raise(MiqException::MiqInvalidCredentialsError, _("Username or password is not valid"))
-    rescue AnsibleTowerClient::ClientError => err
-      raise MiqException::MiqCommunicationsError, err.message, err.backtrace
+    with_provider_connection(options.merge(:auth_type => auth_type)) do |c|
+      self.class.verify_connection(c)
     end
   end