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title: 'Video: Updating Access Server'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/videos/video--update-as/
product: Access Server Docs
description: Watch this video on updating Access Server to the latest version to get the latest security updates and features.
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# Video: Updating Access Server

This video shows how to update Access Server to the latest version. We recommend running the latest version so you have all security updates.

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| **Date published:** | Feb 10, 2023 |
| **Functionality covered:** | Update Access Server to the latest version from the console. |
| **Description** | Connect to the server with an SSH session. Get root permissions. Remove the hold from the openvpn-as package. Run the update and upgrade commands. Put the hold back on the package. Reboot the appliance. Sign in to the Admin Web UI to check the latest version. |
| **Access Server version** | 2.8.5 \> 2.11.3 |
| **Length** | 02:36 |

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