Operation Manual

74 Developing Sites and Pages

Uncheck Protect page with password if you want to set up user

lists without protecting the current page.

Advanced access control

Advanced access control is intended for more complex Web security scenarios

where one set of Web pages belong to one user group, with another set of

pages belonging to another. Each user group is then associated with a group of

users—all with the same permission to access that group's set of pages. By

establishing a range of user groups which reflect the distinct areas in your site,

you have versatile control over visitor access. For example, a medium-sized

business Web site can be set up to have separate password protection on pages

for personnel information, VPN access, internal telephone lists, software

downloads, etc.

Even more powerful is the ability to use a common login/logout input box

throughout your site, typically by adding to your master page. This means that

any user can get access to any restricted pages by signing up, then logging on

to the site.

The enabling of advanced access control is carried out via login to Serif Web

Resources (see p.

306). By default, an Access Control Smart object for the

Web site can be created which can be used to create new user groups and

users (and manage them subsequently). You'll also have the option of adding

the object onto the page for automatic user sign in (see

User sign in).

To enable advanced access control:

1. Click the

Smart Object Tool button on the Web Objects toolbar.

2. Login to Serif Web Resources (See Using Smart objects; p. 306). This

assumes you have a valid login; otherwise you have to

3. From the dialog, select the New... button at the bottom of the My Smart

objects Library pane.

4. In the Create Smart object dialog, use the scroll bar to navigate the list of

Smart objects, then select Access Control, then click OK.

5. (Optional) Name your Access Control smart object and modify colours

for text, buttons, background, or border. Click Create. Your new Smart

object is listed in your Smart objects Library.