G Suite Admin Login
- New to G Suite (formally Google Apps) and wondering how you can login into your admin console?
- I show you 3 different ways you can login to your G Suite admin console so you can get to important things such as creating users and groups.
- If you prefer watching I have a step-by-step video for you, otherwise continue reading for instructions.
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Super Vs Delegated Admin
- When you sign up for G Suite, you automatically become the super administrator. And you're able to do anything including deleting the account.
- However, you can share responsibility such as with your G Suite users whereby you can assign a role or roles to your users. Such a user becomes a delegated administrator
- You can as well make another user a super admin which lets them perform all tasks in the admin console
Way I: Manage this domain
- One of the 3 ways to get to your G Suite admin console is via 'Manage this domain' option.
- Click on the settings icon, then from the drop down menu click on 'Manage this domain' option.
- You must be logged in with a G Suite account to see that option.
Way II: Via Admin icon
- Another way to access G Suite admin console is via 'Admin' icon.
- While logged into a G Suite Gmail account, click on the dotted square icon on the top-right corner of the page. Then from the list icons, click on 'Admin' icon.
- You may not find the icon in the same position as shown in the screenshot, however you can drag and drop it in the position of convenience.
Way III: Via URL
- Another easy way to login to your G Suite admin console is to simply type the URL in your browser.
- Type the url https://admin.google.com in your browser address bar.
- If you were previously logged into G Suite, you are directly taken to your admin console.
- Otherwise, Google will ask you to login with your G Suite admin username and password.
There you have it!
- There you have it. 3 different ways to login to your G Suite admin console.
- In case you still have problems logging to your G Suite admin console, you may want to reset your password and try again.
- Make sure you're logging in with a correct Gmail account you signed up with. And not one ending with @gmail.com.
G Suite Delegated Administration
- As a G Suite administrator, Google gives you the ability to share your administrative responsibilities with your users a.k.a delegated administration.
- You do this by assigning roles to different users. For instance, you can let a user reset users passwords.
- Watch the video to learn how you can delegate roles to your users or continue for instructions.
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1. Login to admin console
- First step is for you to login to your G Suite admin console using one of the ways discussed above.
- Remember, you must be an admin to be able to assign roles to other users.
2. Search a user
- Search for the user you want to assign roles to by typing their username in the search bar.
- As you type their username, you should see auto suggestions, just click on the name once it appears as you don't have to type the entire username.
- See next step.
3. Click 'show more'
- While still on the same page, scroll down the page and click on 'Show more' text link.
4. Click 'Admin roles and privileges'
- Now scroll down the page then click on 'Admin roles and privileges' option.
- As the name suggests, this the option that lets you delegate administrative roles to your users.
5 (a). Manage Roles
- You can assign pre-built roles or create new roles in case you don't find existing roles suiting your use-case.
- To assign pre-built roles, click on 'Manage Roles' button then see next step.
5 (b). Select roles to assign
- From the list of roles, check appropriate role you wish o assign to a user. Then click 'Update Roles' button to save.
- See a detailed description for each role by clicking on this link.
6 (a). Create custom role
- If pre-existing roles do not fit your situation, you can create a new role which you can then assign to a user.
- To create a custom role, click on 'Create new roles' text link.
6 (b). Name new role
- Next click on 'Create a New Role' button on the left menu
- Click 'Create' button to continue.
- A popup form shows up where you can (1) type a name and (2) a description for the new role you're about to create.
- Click 'Create' button to continue.
6 (c). Select previleges
- Now you can select privileges that users with this new role will have.
- To select a privilege, check the box against the privilage. You can also click on little arrows to expand a set of privileges.
- Click save to create new role.
6 (d). Assign new role
- Now that you've created your new custom role, you can now assign this role to a user.
- Follow through step 5(a) to 5(b) and now you should be able to assign a new role to a user
Wrap up!
- That is all to it. You can now delegate roles to your G Suite users and even better, create your own custom roles tailored just for your use-case.
- For questions and comments, please leave them in the comment section below and I'll be glad to help.
Hallo, wie kann ich regieren eine G Suite aktivieren
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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thank you.