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title: 'Tutorial: Configure Access to Groups'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/v3/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.

## 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. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.
2. Click **Groups**.
3. Click the group you want to grant access privileges to, **Group 1**, for our example.
4. Click the **Intergroup Connectivity** tab.
5. Click **New Intergroup Rule**.
   - The **Intergroup Connectivity Rule** modal expands.
6. Select the same group from the **Select group or user** drop-down. (E.g., If you're modifying the **Group 1** settings, select **Group 1** from the drop-down.)
7. Click **Save rule**.
   - Users assigned to **Group 1** can now access all other users in the same group when connected.

## 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. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.
2. Click **Groups**.
3. Click the group you want to grant access privileges to, **Group 1**, for our example.
4. Click the **Intergroup Connectivity** tab.
5. Click **New Intergroup Rule**.
   - The **Intergruop Connectivity Rule** modal expands.
6. Select the desired group from the **Select group or user** drop-down. (E.g., To grant access to **Group 2**, select **Group 2** from the drop-down.)
7. (Optional) Click to enable **Two-way connectivity**, and click **Save rule**.
   - Users in **Group 1** can now access users in **Group 2**.

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Prev: [Tutorial: How to Configure User Access Control](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/v3/tutorials/tutorial--user-access-control.md)
Next: [Tutorial: Configure Access to Users](https://openvpn.net/as-docs/v3/tutorials/tutorial--access-to-users.md)
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