Access Gateway Admin Console - Initialize

The purpose of this guide is to walk through the process of initializing the configuration of your Access Gateway using the Admin Console.

Initialize Access Gateway UI Console

  1. If not previously added, add a new entry labeled admin to the DNS Server that will access this Access Gateway instance.

    <ipaddress of administration instance> admin

    Important Note

    Important

    The admin DNS entry is required for Access Gateway Service Access and should NOT be deleted.

  2. Open a browser and navigate to https://admin/.

    Info

    Note

    Okta Access Gateway creates a default self-signed certificate which is appropriate for non-production deployments.
    For production deployments, a valid certificate should be installed.

  3. Log in to the Access Gateway Admin Console with the following credentials:

    Username: admin
Password: <default-password>

  4. Enter a cookie domain and hostname for the Access Gateway instance, and click Next.

    Setup wizard page 1

    The Setup Complete page displays the domains that were created.

  5. Note The DNS Summary values and click Done.

    Setup wizard page 2

  6. if not previously entered, nter the host names into DNS shown below: 

    <IP address of machine> <Gateway Domain> <Gateway admin Domain>
    For example:
    192.168.10.183 admin
192.168.10.183 gw.gateway.info gw-admin.gateway.info

  7. Return to the Access Gateway browser and re-login using the new admin domain.

  8. After log in you are directed to the Access Gateway Admin Topology page.

    Topology page