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Video: First-Time Setup of Access Server

Abstract

Watch an overview of the essential features and settings you configure during your initial Access Server setup.

This video shows you the essential features and settings to configure during your initial Access Server setup.

Date published:

Sep 23, 2024

Functionality covered:

An overview of the first-time Access Server setup.

Description

  • After installation, you sign in to the Admin Web UI for the first time using the admin account, openvpn with a temporary password.

  • A server without a subscription allows 2 VPN connections.

  • When you click to get an activation key, you can purchase a subscription for the connections and billing terms you need.

  • Activate your subscription key by pasting it from the Access Server Portal into the Admin Web UI.

  • Setting up a domain name for your server rather than the public IP address is more user-friendly.

  • You can configure VPN settings to set up NAT or routing, provide access to private subnets, split tunnel VPN, and others.

  • Replace your temporary password.

  • Configure users directly with local authentication.

  • Create and manage user groups.

  • Configure additional authentication systems, including SAML.

  • Enable multi-factor authentication.

  • Set the password lockout policy.

  • Set up an Access Server cluster for load balancing and redundancy.

Access Server version

2.14.1

Length

10:29

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