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title: Access Server Setup Guide
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/first-time-setup/
product: Access Server Docs
description: A walk-through of the setup and configuration of Access Server and the Admin Web UI.
---

# Access Server Setup Guide

## Access Server setup and configuration

The topics in this section walk you through your first use and configuration of Access Server's [Admin Web UI](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/admin-web-ui-user-manual.md). When you've [installed the software on your Linux server](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/get---install.md), you can configure it using the web-based GUI, the Admin Web UI.

Use the sections here to [find the URL](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/web-server-urls.md), [sign in with your administrative user](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/first-time-admin-web-ui.md), and configure your VPN server.

## Install Access Server

Before you can step through these sections, you need to install Access Server on your preferred platform:

- [Installation](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/installation.md)

## Connect to your server's console

After installation, you must connect to your server's console to complete the initial configuration. You can connect through a console provided by a cloud provider, with an SSH session, or [using PuTTY](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--connect-with-putty.md).

## Find the URLs for your web server

- [Web Server URLs](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/web-server-urls.md)

## First time signing into the Admin Web UI

- [Admin Web UI](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/first-time-admin-web-ui.md)

## Activating a subscription

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

## Setting up a hostname

- [Hostname](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/hostname.md)

## Setting up authentication

- [Authentication](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/authentication.md)

## Creating users and groups

- [Users and Groups](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/users-and-groups.md)

## In this section:

- [Web Server URLs](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/web-server-urls.md)
- [Admin Web UI](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/first-time-admin-web-ui.md)
- [Activate](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/activate-subscription-from-admin-web-ui.md)
- [VPN Settings Overview](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/vpn-settings-overview.md)
- [Hostname](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/hostname.md)
- [IP Address](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/ip-addressing.md)
- [Routing and NAT](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/routing-and-nat.md)
- [Authentication](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/authentication.md)
- [Users and Groups](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/users-and-groups.md)
- [Strengthen Security](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/strengthen-security.md)
- [Server Time and Date](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/ntp.md)
- [Advanced](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/command-line-interface-tools.md)
- [User Manuals](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/user-manual.md)
- [Support](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/support-55356.md)

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Next: [Web Server URLs](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/web-server-urls.md)
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