---
title: First-Time Signing into the Admin Web UI
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/first-time-admin-web-ui/
product: Access Server Docs
---

# First-Time Signing into the Admin Web UI

Now that you have your [Admin Web UI URL, username, and temporary password](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/web-server-urls.md), you can sign in to the Admin Web UI:

1. Open a web browser and enter your Admin Web UI address.
   - A warning displays.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > Access Server’s web interface comes with a self-signed certificate. This allows you to sign in to the Admin Web UI right away. Since it’s self-signed, it triggers an expected warning. We recommend adding your [own SSL certificate](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/ssl-certificates.md) in the Admin Web UI to resolve this.
2. Click through to continue to the site.
   - The login screen displays.
3. Enter your username and password for your **openvpn** user.

   > **Important**
   >
   > On Access Server versions older than 2.9, you must manually set the password for the **openvpn** user with the command: `passwd openvpn`.
4. The first time you sign in to the Admin Web UI, Access Server displays the **Activation** page so you can easily get an activation key:
   1. Click **Get Activation Key**.
      - This takes you to the Access Server portal; sign in with your openvpn.com account if needed.
   2. Click **Activation Keys**.
   3. Click through the steps to purchase a new key.
   4. Once you've finished obtaining a subscription, click the **Copy** icon to copy the subscription key.
   5. Return to your Admin Web UI.
   6. Paste the subscription key in the text field.
   7. Click **Activate**.
5. Once your subscription loads, you can see the available connections.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > When users start connecting, you'll see how many are connected. You can also see the connection details on the [Access Server portal](https://myaccount.openvpn.com/signin/as) by clicking **Access Server Information**.

You can proceed to the next section: [Hostname](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/hostname.md).

## Access Server's web UIs

Access Server provides web services to run Admin and Client Web UIs.

### Client Web UI

The [Client Web UI](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/client-web-ui-user-manual-78629.md) provides your users with pre-configured VPN clients, simplifying connecting to your VPN server.

To access the Client Web UI, use either the IP address or hostname of your Access Server. For example:

- https://203.0.113.10/
- https://vpn.businessname.com/

The IP address is your server's external IP address. You can set up a custom [hostname](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/hostname.md) using the Admin Web UI and a DNS ‘A’ record.

This Client Web UI provides an interface for your users to sign in and retrieve pre-configured downloads of OpenVPN Connect. Users can download and install OpenVPN Connect with a personalized and bundled user profile configuration or download a configuration profile to import into any VPN client that supports .ovpn.

### Admin Web UI

The [Admin Web UI](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/admin-web-ui-user-manual.md) is available at the same IP address or hostname the Client Web UI uses but at the /admin path. For example:

- https://203.0.113.10/admin
- https://vpn.businessname.com/admin

Once you finish the setup, the credentials and address for the web interface are printed on the screen:

```
Initial Configuration Complete!

You can now continue configuring OpenVPN Access Server by
directing your Web browser to this URL:
OpenVPN Access Server URL:

During normal operation, OpenVPN AS can be accessed via these URLs:
Admin UI: https://192.0.2.10:943/admin/
Client UI: https://192.0.2.10:943/
To login please use the "openvpn" account with "FKadk2254" password.

See the Release Notes for this release at:
   https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/
```

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Next: [Activate](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/activate-subscription-from-admin-web-ui.md)
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