3.1 Google Admin Console (Google)

Basics

The Google Admin console is a centralized dashboard that makes it easy to manage all of your Chrome devices and Google Workspace services. It lets you manage users, devices, apps, and more, all in one place.

You should know the following terms:

  • Administrator
  • Admin Roles 
  • Google Admin console 
  • Group 
  • User

Your Google Admin console is where an Administrator can add users to your organization’s Google account, turn on the services they can use, grant people administrator access, and otherwise manage Google services for an organization.

Accessing the admin console

  1. In any web browser, go to admin.google.com.
  2. Starting from the sign-in page, enter the email address and password for your admin account. 
  3. Your admin account will end in your organization’s domain, not @gmail.com.
  4. If you forgot your password, you will have an opportunity to reset it.

Searching the admin console

Select the search box in the admin console.

Here you can search for:

  • Users
  • Groups
  • Features
  • Meetings
  • Devices and hardware

Here are additional resources you may find useful:

Complete the following task or self-assessment:

Log in to your organization’s admin console. Search for each of the following:

  • A user (find a colleague, perhaps)
  • A group (look for your own department)
  • Available apps and who can access them

Under account settings, upload your organization’s logo, if it is not already there, and make sure your time zone and language are correct

Did you encounter any issues accessing the admin console? If so, where would you look to find solutions? Who could you reach out to for assistance?