- Realms are groups of username/password pairs that can be assigned to specific pages to control access to those pages.
- There are three basic types of realms.
- Editors - Automatically created. Allows anyone who can use the web editor access.
- Email - Automatically created. Allow anyone with an email address in the web site owners organization access.
- Email List - Allows members of a specific email list to have access.
- Realm (conventional) - Allows people who are listed under the ream to have access.
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Adding a Conventional Realm
Click on the toolbar icon.
A Realm Name dialog box will appear.
Enter a name for your new realm and then press OK.
You new realm will appear in the Authentication Manager.
Note: Although it's not strictly enforced, it's recommended that realm names only contain lowercase letters, numbers and underscore characters. | ![[IMAGE]](images/5160_image.png)
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Adding a Username/Password Pair to a Conventional Realm
- Click on the realm where you want to add the new Username/Password pair.
- Click on the
toolbar icon.
- Enter a username.
- Enter the password twice.
- Optionally, you can provide First Name, Last Name and email address.
- Checking Administrator will allow administrative access when this realm is used to control access to a blog. In this case, the email address is required.
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Modify a Username/Password Pair
- Double click on the field you want to change.
- You may also select the field you want to change and type F2.
- The field will open up in edit mode so you can modify it's contents.
- You may use the tab key to go to the next field in the row and make changes.
- The Active and Administrator fields can be changed by simply clicking on them.
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Delete a Username/Password Pair or Realm
- Select the Username/Password pair or Realm you want to delete.
- Click on the
icon.
- Click OK in the Authentication Manager Confirmation dialog box.
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Upload a List from a Spreadsheet.
- Prepare an spreadsheet with your favorite spreadsheet editor (Excel, etc.) like the one in figure 1.
- The first row must contain the keywords; USERNAME,PASSWORD,FIRSTNAME,LASTNAME,ADMINISTRATOR
- The rest of the rows contain the actual username/password information.
- If the ADMINISTRATOR field is the number 1 (one), the user will become an administrator.
- Save your spreadsheet as a CSV file. Refer to the instructions for your spreadsheet program for instructions.
- Click on the realm you want to upload your list to.
- Click on the
toolbar icon. - Select you CSV file from your hard drive and click Open.
- Use the
toolbar icon to simple append new entries instead of replacing them all.
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Adding an Email List Realm
Click on the toolbar icon.
In the Add Email List Ream dialog box, enter a name for your new realm.
In the list, select one of your email lists.
Press OK.
The list you use must contain a username field and a password field. See "Email Marketing" for more information.
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