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title: Add a User
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---users/add-a-user/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: These steps show how to add a User when username/password authentication is in use.
keywords: Add User
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# Add a User

These steps show how to add a User when username/password authentication is in use.

> **Note**
>
> When CloudConnexa is used for authentication (the default), users must be provisioned. Refer to [CloudConnexa Username & Password](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/settings/settings---user-authentication/set-cloudconnexa-username---password-authentication-for-users.md). When LDAP or SAML is used as an authentication method, users are added automatically after authentication.

To add a User to CloudConnexa, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration Portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Users \> Users**.
3. Click **Add User**.
4. For **Role**, select **Member**.
5. For **Username**, provide a unique username. Note that an email address can be used as a username.
6. For **Primary User Group**, select a User Group from the displayed drop-down list. Additional User Groups can be assigned as ‘Secondary’ from the User Details page. See [View details and devices for a User](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---users/view-details-and-devices-for-a-user.md).
7. For **First Name**, optionally provide the first name of the person.
8. For **Last Name**, optionally provide the last name of the person.
9. Select **Send invitation email** if you want the person to receive an invitation email from CloudConnexa containing the temporary password and steps to get connected.

   Provide the person's email in the **Email** field.
10. Click **Add User**.

## Related Video

[Video: Add users in bulk by using the API without any coding](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/videos/use-cases/video--add-users-in-bulk-by-using-the-api-without-any-coding.md)

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