---
title: "Sign in to the Controller through the provided URL or with ZTP user ID"
slug: "sign-in-to-controller-v6-6"
description: "Once the Controller configuration is complete, you can access the Controller's admin UI through the admin/API TLS connection on port 8443. "
updated: 2026-02-23T17:04:38Z
published: 2026-02-23T17:04:38Z
canonical: "support.appgate.com/sign-in-to-controller-v6-6"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.appgate.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sign in to the Controller

Once the appliance configuration is complete, you can access the Controller's admin UI through the admin/API TLS connection on port 8443. Please ensure that your Controller and your own device can properly resolve any hostnames you configured, otherwise these next steps may not work properly.

### Sign in to the Controller UI

| ![The ZTP sign-in screen.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e7482ce5-acfa-4c3b-b76c-b6c32472644a/Images/Documentation/ag62-admin_ztp.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T23%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-10-27T00%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XvmC%2FWOthyS7dmTU5qnePz1KqVeL5BgWuECBIH%2FtPRA%3D) | If you are using the **hosted ZTP environment**, then the initial user identity you are given for your ZTP account will also give you access to the Controller's admin UI. |
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| #### ![Login interface for AppGate with fields for identity provider, username, and password.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e7482ce5-acfa-4c3b-b76c-b6c32472644a/Images/Documentation/appgate_sign_in_local.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T23%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-10-27T00%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XvmC%2FWOthyS7dmTU5qnePz1KqVeL5BgWuECBIH%2FtPRA%3D) | **For all other environments**, go to the URL provided during configuration and add https:// to the front and :8443 to the end of the URL for the Controller. For example, https://newcontroller.com:8443 You will have to accept use of the built-in certificate because it is self-signed, so your browser/operating system will not know about it. When the sign-in screen appears, provide values in the following fields: - **Identity Provider**. Select "local". - **Username**. Enter "admin". - **Password**. Use the password you created during configuration. |

Once signed in you will see the [Dashboard](/v1/docs/home-dashboard-v6-6). See the [Admin UI tools](/v1/docs/admin-ui-tools-v6-6) section to help you understand what you can do in the admin UI. When you are ready, the next task is to create one or more [system administrators](/v1/docs/admin-user-access-v6-6).