# Setting Up Interactive Sign-In

> Interactive Sign-In, or the Service URL option in Assistant, is the default authentication option for User Mode robots: sign-in to Assistant by providing your user credentials. If your environment is configured to use [SSO with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/admin-guide/azure-ad-integration), you can enable automatic authentication for your account during the [Robot installation](https://docs.uipath.com/robot/standalone/latest/admin-guide/windows-installations) (the **Automatically sign in** option).

Interactive Sign-In, or the Service URL option in Assistant, is the default authentication option for User Mode robots: sign-in to Assistant by providing your user credentials. If your environment is configured to use [SSO with Azure Active Directory](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/admin-guide/azure-ad-integration), you can enable automatic authentication for your account during the [Robot installation](https://docs.uipath.com/robot/standalone/latest/admin-guide/windows-installations) (the **Automatically sign in** option).

Service Mode robots can use Interactive Sign-In for troubleshooting unattended sessions: first log on to the machine in a user session, then authenticate with the Service URL to Assistant to gain access to processes.