# Getting started with the Amazon DCV Session Manager console
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The following topic describes how to use the Session Manager console.

**Topics**
+ [Accessing the console](#accessing-console)

## Accessing the console
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After successfully setting up the console, you can access it from a custom URL, configured during setup, from a web browser. See the [Requirements](requirements.md) for a list of supported web browsers.

### Levels of access
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There are two levels of access that you might have when using the console.
+ **Owner** – You created the session. You may be an admin or a user.
+ **Administrator** – You are the admin, and are viewing a session created by one of your users. You have the same permissions as the owner, including connecting to and closing the session.

### Logging in to the Session Manager Console
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From the Console home page, you can log in using your Amazon DCV credentials.

If you have trouble logging in, do one of the following:
+ **If you are an administrator** – You must debug the Auth Server. For more information, see Log in Errors in Troubleshooting.
+ **If you are a user** – Contact your administrator for assistance.