# Connecting Flex to Active Directory

To connect Seascape Flex to your Active directory follow these steps:

1\. Log into Seascape Flex as an Administrator and click the gear icon in the top-right corner:

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2\. Click **Import AD Group** and log in with your AD administrator credentials:

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3\. Next, search for the appropriate AD group and select it:

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4\. Select the appropriate role for the selected group and click OK:

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5\. Your AD group has now been added to the systems and the user from the selected group can begin to log into Seascape Flex using their AD credentials:

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{% hint style="info" %}
When you import an AD group into Seascape Flex no user licenses will be consumed. It is only when a user belonging to an imported group logs into Seascape Flex for the first time that one user license will be consumed.
{% endhint %}