/p><h2 id=accessing-the-dashboard>Accessing the dashboard</h2><p><a href=/v1.16/docs/tasks/observability/gateways>Remotely Accessing Telemetry Addons</a> details how to configure access to the Istio addons through a gateway.</p><p>For testing (and temporary access), you may also use port-forwarding. Use the following, assuming you&rsquo;ve deployed SkyWalking to the <code>istio-system</code> namespace:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ istioctl dashboard skywalking
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