> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pads4.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PADS4 CTRL Center introduction

> Overview of the PADS4 CTRL Center web console used to manage, configure, and monitor your PADS4 deployment from a single interface.

PADS4 CTRL Center is the central web console for administering your PADS4 environment. From a single interface you can monitor system status, configure integrations, manage users and permissions, and control connected components across every PADS4 module.

## What you can do in CTRL Center

Use CTRL Center to:

* **Switch between PADS4 applications** you have access to (for example Design, CMS 2.0, Schedules and Workspace).
* **Manage users and roles**, and review the effective permissions across Content, Viewers, and CMS 2.0.
* **Configure** your PADS4 deployment — servers, integrations (Microsoft Teams, Power BI, and more), and credentials.
* **Monitor playback and system health** for viewers and servers.

## Open CTRL Center

Open a supported browser and go to:

```text theme={null}
http(s)://<servername>:<portnumber>
```

* **servername** — the DNS name or IP address of the machine running PADS4 CTRL Center.
* **portnumber** — optional. Include it only if CTRL Center is not hosted on the default HTTP/HTTPS port.
* Use **https** in production or secured environments; **http** is only appropriate for internal test setups.

<Note>
  PADS4 CTRL Center officially supports **Google Chrome** and **Microsoft Edge**. Other browsers are not supported and may not function correctly.
</Note>

## Log in

1. Open a supported browser and navigate to the CTRL Center URL.
2. On the PADS4 login page, enter your **username** and **password**.
3. Select **Log in**.

<img height="200" src="https://mintcdn.com/pads4/i2g8nj0w2vU_RF-6/images/ctrl-centre/login.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=i2g8nj0w2vU_RF-6&q=85&s=b61edf4e25185d62dd8b53e8529c0ff4" alt="PADS4 CTRL Center login page" data-path="images/ctrl-centre/login.png" />

4. If your account has access to more than one PADS4 application, choose the application you want to open from the app switcher.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pads4/FxZei7mk6PQgR1qL/images/CTRL-Center/App-switcher-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FxZei7mk6PQgR1qL&q=85&s=ae486f0bfd71fdfd391f7b43c3176466" alt="PADS4 application switcher after login" width="1531" height="325" data-path="images/CTRL-Center/App-switcher-1.png" />
</Frame>

<Tip>
  Use CTRL Center as your starting point for every task. From here you can jump directly to Credentials, User management, and the other PADS4 applications you have access to.
</Tip>