Operation Manual

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group has to be manually populated with the user's email (the Web
Manager will need to know user email addresses in advance).
• Automatic login/logout: If you've got a forum on the same page as
your user login, check the option to automatically login to the
forums as well when a user signs in. You'll need to publish your
Web site to check this is set correctly due to web browser security
restrictions.
6. Click the Create Group button, verify dialog settings then click Done.
The group will be added to the Group drop-down menu in User Group
Management (see below).
To manage a user group:
• In the User Group Management section, select the group name from the
Group drop-down menu, then click Manage Group.
From the dialog, you can rename, link to an existing forum/blog, enable user
sign up to groups, and automatically login to pages hosting forums. Number
and names of group users are also displayed. Make changes by clicking the
Update Group button, or remove the group with the Delete Group button.
Adding users to groups
For each user group that is created, a group of users can be added to each user
group by manual entry (by Web manager), import from a comma-delimited
text file (again by Web Manager) or automatically by user sign up. All options
are possible when managing the Access Control Smart object.
• manual entry: Users are included in groups by manual addition.
• import user lists: Another manual method for adding users, but an
existing set of users is imported into your site from a comma-delimited
file (.CSV format).
• user sign up: Web visitors create their own user accounts at login and
then access the page once their email address has been verified. No
manual addition of users is need.
It's your choice which of the above methods you use. Typically manual user
control is great for controlled environments such as small businesses,
organizations, or clubs where users are "known". Conversely, user sign in is