# Licensing Server in Unity Virtual Private Cloud

> Grant access to Licensing Server and access its dashboard.

The Licensing Server has its own user interface that operates independently from Unity Dashboard, and implements its own access control.

## Grant access to the Licensing Server dashboard

Licensing Server dashboard access is managed through Keycloak realm-level roles. To grant administrative access to a user account:

1. In the [Keycloak admin console](/cloud/virtual-private-cloud/admin/keycloak-admin-console.md), switch to the **unity** realm.

2. Go to **Manage** > **Users**, and then select the user that needs administrative access to Licensing Server. The user doesn't need to be an organization owner.

3. On the **Role mappings** tab, select **Assign role**.

4. If the first filter is set to **Filter by clients**, change it to **Filter by realm roles**.

5. Select the `licensing-admin` role from the list, and then select **Assign**.

The selected user now has administrative access to the Licensing Server dashboard.

## Open the Licensing Server dashboard

To sign in to the Licensing Server dashboard after administrative access is granted:

1. Open the following address in your browser:

   ```text
   https://<SolutionFQDN>/licensing
   ```

   Alternatively, open Unity Dashboard. In the side navigation panel, go to **Administration** > **License Server**.

2. Select **Login** in the upper-right corner of the Licensing Server dashboard.

3. On the login screen, select **Login with SSO**. Don't try to sign in with a username and password on this page because it won't work. This either signs you in automatically by using the existing browser session or redirects you to the standard login flow.

4. After you successfully sign in to the Licensing Server dashboard as an administrator, the navigation pane displays the following elements that let you:

   * **Server Licenses**. Monitor license status, and [assign](/cloud/virtual-private-cloud/admin/licensing/manage-users-seats.md#assign-seats-to-users) or [unassign](/cloud/virtual-private-cloud/admin/licensing/manage-users-seats.md#unassign-seats-from-users) seats to users.

   * **Realtime Usage**. This page is currently unused in Unity Virtual Private Cloud.

   * **Historical Report**. This page is currently unused in Unity Virtual Private Cloud.

   * **User Management**. [Import](/cloud/virtual-private-cloud/admin/licensing/manage-users-seats.md#import-users), add or delete users from the Licensing Server user catalog.

## Next steps

[Install licenses](/cloud/virtual-private-cloud/admin/licensing/install-licenses.md)