Enterprise

# Connect the Console

> Install the Synnax Console app, add a Synnax Core to it, and log in.

The Synnax Console app runs on Windows and macOS and keeps a list of the Synnax Cores you connect to. Each Core also serves the Console to a web browser. For the hardware the Console needs, see [Console hardware](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/requirements#console-hardware).

## Install the Console app

Download the latest release for your operating system:

[Download v0.60.0 for macOS](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases/download/console/v0.60.0/Synnax_0.60.0_aarch64.dmg)[ Download v0.60.0 for Windows](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases/download/console/v0.60.0/Synnax_0.60.0_x64-setup.exe)

Earlier versions are on the [Synnax releases page](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases).

## Add a Core

The **Cores** list starts with two Cores: **Local**, a Core on this computer at `localhost:9090`, and **Demo**. If your Core runs on this computer on port 9090, skip to [log in](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/console#log-in).

1. In the **Cores** list, click **Add a Core**.
2. Enter a name for the Core.
3. Enter the **Host** and the **Port** of the Core. The default port is 9090.
4. If the Core uses TLS, turn on **Secure**. For a Core with a self-signed certificate, first [install its certificate](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/certificates) on this computer.
5. Click **Connect**.

The Core shows in the list. **Connected** means the Core answered. **Unreachable** means it did not answer or has no active license. To see the reason, hover over the status.

To change a Core, right-click it in the list and select **Edit**, **Rename**, **Refresh connection**, or **Remove**.

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## Log in

1. In the **Cores** list, click the Core.
2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**.
3. Click **Log in**.

The root user of a new Core is `synnax` with the password `seldon`, unless the Core started with other [`--username` and `--password`](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/cli-reference#start) values. Other users get their credentials from the person who [registered them](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/users).

After you log in, the Console shows your projects. For a Core without a license, it shows an activation screen instead. See [activate from the Console](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/license#activate-from-the-console).

The Console opens on the login form of the last Core you used. To select a different Core, click at the top left.

## Use the Console in a browser

1. In a web browser, go to the address of the Core, for example `http://synnax.example.com:9090`. For a Core with TLS, use `https://`.
2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**, then click **Log in**.

The browser Console connects to the Core that serves it. For a Core with a self-signed certificate, the browser warns about the certificate until you [install the certificate](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/certificates) on your computer.