--- title: "Log In to Keep and Find Your Way Around (for Administrators)" slug: "find-your-way-around-lasernet-keep-for-administrators" description: "This page provides instructions to help administrators log in to Keep and familiarize themselves with the application." tags: ["Administration", "Keep", "Log in"] updated: 2026-06-04T16:47:51Z published: 2026-06-04T16:47:51Z canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/find-your-way-around-lasernet-keep-for-administrators" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Log In to Keep and Find Your Way Around (for Administrators) This page describes how to start Keep and introduces you to the parts of Lasernet Keep that you use to maintain and manage the system. ## Log In to Keep To log in to Keep, follow these steps: 1. In a web browser, go to Keep’s URL. > [!NOTE] > Note > > The Keep URL has the following structure:`https://<host name>:<port>/keep/` Appropriately substitute `<host name>` and `<port>.`If Keep is using the default HTTPS port (443), you can omit `:<port>`. For example: `https://keep-server/keep` 2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**, then click **Log in**. You might log in as the built-in **admin** user, or as a separately created Keep user that has the **Admin User** role. ![Log in page for administrators.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/administrator%20login%20page.png) ## Find Your Way Around Keep ![Visual guide to the Keep homepage for administrators.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/find%20your%20way%20around%20keep%20admin%20view.png) | Number | Item | More information | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Search configurations | To [begin a search](/v1/docs/search-the-archive), click a tile. If you have not been granted access to use a particular search, Keep displays a no entry icon at the upper-right corner of that tile instead of a magnifying glass icon. ![A screenshot of a no entry icon at the corner of a search tile.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/no access to run search(2).png) To [modify a search configuration](/v1/docs/edit-or-delete-a-lasernet-keep-configuration), click the menu (three vertical dots) button then click the **Edit** icon that appears when you hover the mouse pointer over the search configuration’s tile. ![A screenshot of the Edit menu item for a search tile.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/edit button for searches(2).png) To [create a search configuration](/v1/docs/add-a-search-configuration), click **New Search**. | | 2 | Upload configurations | To [begin an upload](/v1/docs/upload-files-to-the-archive), click **Uploads** and then select an upload configuration from the **Your Uploads** pane. ![Upload menu options.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/admin upload config menu(1).png) If you have not been granted access to use a particular upload configuration, Keep displays a no entry icon beside that upload’s name. To [modify an upload configuration](/v1/docs/edit-or-delete-a-lasernet-keep-configuration), click the menu (three vertical dots) button, then click the **Edit** icon that appears when you hover the mouse pointer over the upload configuration’s tile. To [create an upload configuration](/v1/docs/add-an-upload-configuration), click **New Upload**. | | 3 | Search box | For quick access to a Keep page (such as **Users** or **Key Definitions**), click the search box (or press Ctrl + K) and then enter the page name. | | 4 | Dark mode switch | | | 5 | Account | To open the Account info pane and access the **Sign out** button, click this button. You can also [change your own password](/v1/docs/find-your-way-around-lasernet-keep-for-administrators#change-your-password) here. For more information, see [Account Info Pane](/v1/docs/find-your-way-around-lasernet-keep-for-administrators#account-info-pane). | | 6 | Return to home page | At any time, click **Home** to return to this home page. | | 7 | **User management** menu | Provides access to the following areas of Keep: - [User management](/v1/docs/manage-users) - [Group management](/v1/docs/manage-groups-and-subgroups) - [API key management](/v1/docs/lasernet-keep-rest-api) | | 8 | **Archive structure** menu | Provides access to the following areas of Keep: - [Document definition management](/v1/docs/manage-document-definitions-1) - [Key definition management](/v1/docs/manage-key-definitions-1) - [Retention policies](/v1/docs/manage-document-retention-policies-1) - [Keep configuration import and export](/v1/docs/lasernet-keep-configuration-management) | | 9 | **Reports and info** menu | Provides access to the following areas of Keep: - [System information](/v1/docs/view-lasernet-keep-system-information) - [Session management](/v1/docs/lasernet-keep-session-management) - [Audit log](/v1/docs/view-audits-1) - [Document usage report](/v1/docs/manage-document-definitions-1#the-document-usage-report) | | 10 | **Settings** | Provides access to [various Keep settings](/v1/docs/lasernet-keep-server-settings). | | 11 | **Expand** | To expand the left-side menu so that it displays icon names alongside icons, click **Expand**. | | 12 | Admin menu | The menu on the left side of Keep is available only to users who have the Admin User role. | ## Account Info Pane The **Account Info** pane displays information (such as username) about the user account that you are logged in as. It also provides links to relevant license agreements and documentation. Click **Change Password** to change your own password for Keep. To sign out of Keep, click **Sign out**. Click **x** to close the pane. ![Account information for administrators.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/administrator account info pane(1).png) ### Change Your Password To change your password for Keep, follow these steps: 1. Open the **Account Info** pane. 2. Click **Change Password**. 3. Enter your current password into the **Current Password** box. 4. Enter your new password into the **New Password** and **Confirm New Password** boxes. > [!NOTE] > Note > > Keep will notify you if the new password does not satisfy [password complexity rules](/v1/docs/lasernet-keep-server-settings#password-settings). 5. Click **Confirm**. Keep will log you out. 6. Use your new password to log in to Keep.