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title: 'Tutorial: Configure Access to Groups'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--access-to-groups/
product: Access Server Docs
description: Grant communication between VPN user groups with Access Server's access controls.
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# Tutorial: Configure Access to Groups

## Overview

By default, groups and users within a group are isolated. You can grant communication access by configuring it here.

## Prerequisites

- An installed Access Server.
- Configured users and groups.
- Group access control enabled (follow [Tutorial: How to Configure Group Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--group-access-control.md)).

## Step 1: Allow users within a group to reach other users in the same group

> **Tip**
>
> The steps here grant access for users in **Group 1** to reach other users in **Group 1**.

1. Start with this [Tutorial: How to Configure Group Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--group-access-control.md) to ensure you've set up group access control.
2. Click **More Settings** for the group.
3. Under **Allow Access To groups**, select the group's name from the list.
4. Select **Save Settings** and **Update Running Server**.

## Step 2: Allow a group access to reach users in another group

> **Tip**
>
> The steps here grant access to users in **Group 1** to reach users in **Group 2**.

1. Start with this [Tutorial: How to Configure Group Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--group-access-control.md) to ensure you've set up group access control.
2. Click **More Settings** for the group you're giving access privileges.
3. Under **Allow Access To groups**, select the group you want to grant access to reach users in the group.
   - For example, if you have an admin group and want to grant access to reach all users in a user group, you set the admin group to **Allow Access To groups** with the user group selected in that list.

   > **Tip**
   >
   > You can select more than one group by pressing ctrl+click.
4. Select **Save Settings** and **Update Running Server**.

## Related resources

- [Access Control topic](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/access-control.md)
- [Tutorial: How to Configure Global Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--global-access-control.md)
- [Tutorial: How to Configure Group Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--group-access-control.md)
- [Tutorial: Configure Access to Networks and Services](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--access-networks-services.md)
- [Tutorial: Configure Access to Users](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--access-to-users.md)
- [Tutorial: How to Configure User Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--user-access-control.md)
- [Tutorial: How to Clear All Global Access Control Rules](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/tutorials/tutorial--clear-global-access-control-rules.md)
- [Video: Access Server Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/videos/video--access-control.md)

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