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title: How to Setup a Remote User in ISPConfig
description: "WP Email Manager needs a remote user in [ISPConfig](https://www.ispconfig.org/) inorder to interact with the server management system. Do the following to setup a remote user: 1. Login to ISPConfig's admin panel. ![](https://wpemailmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ispconfig-admin.jpg) 2. Click on the System tab to proceed…"
url: "https://wpemailmanager.com/docs/how-to-setup-a-remote-user-in-ispconfig/"
updated: "2022-10-01"
category: Server Configuration / ISPConfig
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# How to Setup a Remote User in ISPConfig

WP Email Manager needs a remote user in [ISPConfig](https://www.ispconfig.org/) inorder to interact with the server management system. Do the following to setup a remote user:

1. Login to ISPConfig's admin panel.
   ![](https://wpemailmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ispconfig-admin.jpg)
2. Click on the System tab to proceed to the System Page then click on Remote Users .
   ![](https://wpemailmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ispconfig-admin-remote-user.jpg)
3. On the Remote Users page, click on Add New User.
   ![](https://wpemailmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ispconfig-admin-add-remote-user.jpg)
   Enable Remote Access and ensure that the following functions are selected:
   - Quota functions
   -  Mail domain functions
   -  Mail user functions
4. Then save.