# The Linux management page

> Academium Surepass Help › Your school server
> For: Server Edition · Linux
> Web page: https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-surepass/article/sp-the-linux-management-page
> Last updated: 2026-10-06

A Linux server is managed from a web page. Open it from any computer on the school network at the address shown when you set up the server, ending in `:8443`.

It has the same tabs as the Windows control panel, plus a few of its own.

## Signing in

The management page has its own username and password, separate from your Academium account. Change the first sign-in straight away in **Mgt account**.

**Two-factor authentication** adds a 6-digit code from an authenticator app (such as Google Authenticator or Authy) to the sign-in. Turn it on in **Mgt account** and save the **recovery codes** somewhere safe. If you lose your phone, enter a recovery code, or your Academium password if the server is linked.

## Clients

Lists the lab computers: **Connected now**, **Known machines** and **Lab machines**, with each one's name, address and app version.

## Academium SMS

If **Academium SMS** is installed on the same Linux server, choose its database here so Surepass can read your classes, sections and students straight from SMS. Saving restarts Surepass, so avoid doing it during an exam.

## Terminal

Opens a command window on the server, for Academium support or your IT staff. You sign in with a user account of the server computer itself.

## Power

Use the power menu to **Restart host server** or **Shut down host server**. Everyone using Surepass is disconnected.

## Settings for support

**Mgt account** also has tools for Academium support, such as a temporary debug mode and direct database access. Leave them off unless support asks you to turn them on.

## Managing several servers: Academium Manager

**Academium Manager** is a desktop app for IT staff who look after several Academium servers. It searches the network for servers, keeps a list of them, and stores their sign-in details behind a PIN. There is no way to reset its PIN, so keep it safe.

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