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title: Connect Clients with Access Server with OpenVPN Connect
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/connecting-76719/
product: Access Server Docs
description: How to connect VPN clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android to your Access Server with our app, OpenVPN Connect.
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# Connect Clients with Access Server with OpenVPN Connect

The topics in this section help you connect to Access Server with the VPN client, OpenVPN Connect.

## Access Server's bundled clients

Access Server hosts a Client Web UI where your end users can download bundled clients, which consist of [OpenVPN Connect](https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/user-guide.md) bundled with a connection profile configured for the user account.

You can refer to our tutorial, [First time connecting to Access Server with OpenVPN Connect](https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/tutorials/tutorial--get-started-access-server.md).

1. Enter the server IP address or its custom [hostname](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/hostname.md) to open the Client Web UI in a web browser.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > You access the Admin Web UI from the same IP address or custom hostname but at the admin directory. For example, https://123.45.67.89/admin.
2. Your users must sign in with valid credentials. For information on setting up users, refer to [Tutorial: Adding Users to Access Server](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--adding-users.md).
3. Once signed in, users can download the OpenVPN Connect app for their platform or a connection profile — both are pre-configured for accessing your organization’s Access Server.

## How to import a profile using the OpenVPN Connect app

Users can import a connection profile from your Access Server if they already have [OpenVPN Connect](https://openvpn.net/vpn-client/) installed on their device.

Refer to [Import a profile](https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/import-profile.md) for the steps to import from a URL or a downloaded file.

## OpenVPN client compatibility

Access Server is compatible with the OpenVPN protocol — an open-source, standardized protocol. Apps that support the OpenVPN protocol can connect to Access Server.

Our official OpenVPN Connect app supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS operating systems. Most open-source and third-party commercial OpenVPN client programs and devices also support these operating systems.

> **Important**
>
> Due to the enormous flexibility of OpenVPN software, certain configuration choices can block or disable some options on a client device, which can prevent a successful connection.

## Related tutorials and resources

- [Tutorial: Connect to Access Server with Linux](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--connect-with-linux.md)
- [Tutorial: Connect to Access Server with Windows](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--connect-with-windows.md)
- [Tutorial: Connect to Access Server with macOS](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--connect-with-macos.md)
- [Connect to Access Server with Android](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/android.md)
- [Connect to Access Server with iOS](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/apple-ios.md)
- [Tutorial: Setting your VPN client to connect with your VPN at startup automatically](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--automatically-connect-vpn-client.md)

## In this section:

- [Windows](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/windows.md)
- [macOS](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/macos.md)
- [Android](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/android.md)
- [Apple iOS](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/apple-ios.md)
- [Linux](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/linux.md)

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