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

# Visual Initialization

The *Visual Installer* is run through the *Kinetica Administration Application*
(*GAdmin*) and simplifies the installation of *Kinetica*.

Browse to the *head node*, using IP or host name:

```
http://localhost:8080/
```

Once you've arrived at the login page, you'll need to change your password and
initialize the system using the following steps:

1. Log into the admin application

   1. Enter **Username**: `admin`
   2. Enter **Password**: `admin`
   3. Click **Login**

2. If a license key has not already been configured, a
   **Product Activation** page will be displayed, where the license key
   is to be entered:

   <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/kinetica/content/install/install/img/product_activation.png" alt="../../install/img/product_activation.png" />

   1. Enter the license key under **Enter License Key**
   2. When complete, click **Activate**, then confirm the activation

3. At the **Setup Wizard** page, configure the system basics:

   1. Enter the **IP Address** and number of **GPUs** (if any)
      for each server in the cluster
   2. Optionally, select the **Public Head IP Address** checkbox and
      update the address as necessary
   3. The license key under **Configure License Key** should already be
      populated
   4. When complete, click **Save**

   <Note>
     For additional configuration options, see the [Configuration Reference](/content/config#cr-label).
   </Note>

4. Start the system.  This will start all *Kinetica* processes on the
   *head node*, and if in a clustered environment, the corresponding processes
   on the *worker nodes*.

   1. Click **Admin** on the left menu
   2. Click **Start**.

5. See [Changing the Administrator Password](/content/admin/changing_password) for instructions on updating the
   administration account's password.