# Admin UI

The Admin User Interface (**Admin UI**) is the central web-based management console for interacting with your Connectware deployment. It provides a unified platform for configuring, monitoring, and managing all aspects of the system.

While administrators can use the Admin UI to [manage users](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/user-management), configure services, and [register clients](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/client-registry), other users also benefit from role-specific capabilities.

For example, depending on assigned roles and permissions:

* Engineers can [deploy or update](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/services/setting-up-and-configuring-services) service commissioning files to define data flows and resource configurations.
* Operators can monitor live production data using tools like the [Data Explorer](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/monitoring/data-explorer) and view [system status](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/system-status) metrics.
* IT and security personnel can review [logs](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/services/service-logs).

Role-based access control ensures that each user only sees the features and settings relevant to their responsibilities, maintaining both usability and security.

Additionally, all Admin UI functions are also accessible via [REST APIs](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/reference/api-reference), allowing seamless integration into enterprise systems and automation pipelines.

## Logging into the Admin UI

1. Open your browser and enter the IP address of your host (**https\://\<HOST-IP>**).

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2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**. When setting up Connectware initially, you can use the [default admin user](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-4/documentation/user-management/users/default-admin-user) to log in.
3. Click **Sign in**.

Now you can explore Connectware.

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