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title: Get Started With Access Server's Reliable Secure Networking
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description: Get started with Access Server, a VPN solution engineered for SMB.
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# Get Started With Access Server's Reliable Secure Networking

Access Server gives you secure access to your private business network, in the cloud or on-premises.

- Flexibility through a self-hosted VPN solution on the [platform](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/get---install.md) your network works best with.
- Simplified rapid deployment of a secure remote access and site-to-site solution with a web-based [administration interface](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/admin-web-ui-user-manual.md).
- Built-in [OpenVPN Connect](https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/user-guide.md) app distribution with bundled connection profiles.
- Developed on the [OpenVPN](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/what-is-openvpn.md) open-source core and additional open-source software like OpenSSL.
- An enterprise-grade business software VPN solution that provides securely encrypted connections to private networks over an unsecured network such as the internet.

To start using Access Server for free, follow the sections in [Getting Started](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/getting-started.md).

[Request Demo](https://openvpn.net/static-links/request-demo)

## Resources

- [Installation Guides](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/installation.md)
- [Release Notes](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/release-notes.md)
- [Pricing](https://openvpn.net/access-server/pricing/)
- [Support](https://support.openvpn.com/hc/en-us)
- [Tutorials](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials.md)
- [Videos](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/videos.md)

## In this section:

- [What is OpenVPN?](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/what-is-openvpn.md)
- [What is Access Server?](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/what-is-access-server.md)
- [Features Overview](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/access-server-features-overview.md)
- [How To Sign Up](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/get-started-with-access-server.md)

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