Authentication Manager

The authentication manager allows you to password selected pages of your web site.

Realm - you create a realm for each group of users. Be default the all the pages of your site use the "public" realm which means anyone can see it. When you create realms in the authentication manager, they become available in the realm dropdown of the " Page Properties " dialog box. Selecting a non-public realm will require users to log in with a username and password to access the page. There are four types of realms.

Editors Realm - You cannot change the members of this realm. It restricts access to anyone who has permission to edit your site with this editor. This realm is created automatically for you.
Email Realm - You cannot change the members of this realm. It restricts access to people in your organization that have an email address with iEditWeb, Inc. This realm is created automatically for you.
Standard Realm - You can add your users along with their passwords to this real type.
Email List Realm - This realm is controlled by the people you have in an email list. Often this is used so that visitors can sign up for a premium service on your site and then access the service with a username, password combination. See "List Manager" and "Form Application" for more information.

Select SITE | Authentication Manager to open the Authentication Manager dialog box.

Add a new "Standard Realm."

Click on the key icon  in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
In the "Add Realm" dialog box, enter the name for your new Realm. Realm names can only contain lowercase letters and digits.
Press OK to create the realm.

Add a new "Email List Realm."

Click on the envelope  icon in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
In the "Add Email List Realm" dialog box, enter the name for your new Realm. Realm names can only contain lowercase letters and digits.
Select one of your email lists to use when authenticating users for this realm. See "List Manager" for more information.
Press OK to create the realm.

Add a new "User"

Click on the Realm where you want to add the new user.
Click on the user icon  in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
Complete the Username and the two password fields. The passwords must match.
You may also provide a First Name, Last Name and Email address; which is recommended.
Checking Administrator will allow the user to administer certain applications that are in the selected ream. And example would be a Blog.
The active button should be checked. This option can be use to temporarily disable an account for instance because of non-payment.

Upload Users

This feature will allow you to upload users from a spread sheet in CSV, XLS or XLSX format. This operation will delete any existing users from the realm and replace them with those in the spreadsheet.

This spreadsheet must use the first row for field names and all following rows for the values. It must contain USERNAME, PASSWORD, FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME, EMAIL and ADMINISTRATOR fields.

Click on the Realm you want to upload users to.
Click on the upload icon  in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
The file picker for your operating system will appear. Use it to select the file you want to upload. Click Open to start the upload.

Append Users

This feature will allow you to append users from a spread sheet in CSV, XLS or XLSX format. This operation will add any users in the spreadsheet that don't already exist in the realm.

This spreadsheet must use the first row for field names and all following rows for the values. It must contain USERNAME, PASSWORD, FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME, EMAIL and ADMINISTRATOR fields.

Click on the Realm you want to append users to.
Click on the append upload  icon in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
The file picker for your operating system will appear. User it to select the file you want to upload. Click Open to start the upload.

Download Users

This feature will allow you to download all the users as a CSV file from a given Realm. It is a convenient way to get a spreadsheet to use as a starting point for creating a spreadsheet to upload. The dialog you see will very depending on the browser and operating system you are using. The example given here is using Firefox on Windows 10.

Click on the Realm you want to download.
Click on the download icon  in the toolbar of the Authentication Manager.
Use the dialog box to save or open the CSV file.

Delete

This feature will allow you to delete a Realm or a User.

To delete a Realm, highlight the Realm you want to delete and then press the times  icon. You will be prompted "Are you sure" before the operation is completed. The entire Realm and all of its members will be removed. You can only delete Standard Realms and EMail List Realms. Any pages using this Realm will become public.
To delete a User, highlight the User you want to delete and then press the times  icon. You will be prompted "Are you sure" before the operation is completed.

Edit User

This feature will allow you to change the Password, First Name, Last Name, Email, Active Status or administrator fields for a User.

To change the password, double click on the password of the user you want to change. The field will go into edit mode and you can modify the password. Press the tab key to complete the operation.
To change the First Name, double click on the First Name of the user you want to change. The field will go into edit mode and you can modify the First Name. Press the tab key to complete the operation.
To change the Last Name, double click on the Last Name of the user you want to change. The field will go into edit mode and you can modify the Last Name. Press the tab key to complete the operation.
To change the Email Address, double click on the Email Address of the user you want to change. The field will go into edit mode and you can modify the Email Address. Press the tab key to complete the operation.
To change the Active status of a user, click the Active check box. It will toggle between active and inactive.
To change the Administrator status of a user, click the Administrator checkbox. It will toggle between active and inactive.