Manually Add FileCloud Online Users


  Adding a user manually allows you to set specific attributes per user as you create them one at a time. 


Figure 1. Manually Adding a User



To manually add a new user:

  1. Login to the Admin Portal.
  2. From the left navigation panel, under Users/Groups, click Users.
  3. On the right side of the Manage Users page, click the Add User  button.
  4. In the Add User window, in Authentication, select one of the following methods:
    Default authentication - you want to create a user by assigning a unique User name, Password, Email address
    AD or LDAP - you want to import an existing user's information from your AD or LDAP environment. This allows the user to log in to FileCloud Online like they would for any other resource in your company's network.
  5. In the Add User window, in Access Level, select one of the following settings:

    Access LevelUser Log InAccount ExistsFile StorageCounted in the License
    Disabled

    Guest
    • Web portal
    • Client application

    ExternalWeb portal Only

    Full
    • Web portal
    • Client application


  6. In the Add User window, in User name, type in a unique user name.

  7. In the Add User window, in Password, type in a unique string of 8 characters.

  8.  In the Add User window, in Email, type in the user's email address.

  9. In the Add User window, if you want to automatically send a Welcome email to the new user's email address, select Email Notification. This option includes sending the user name but not the password.

  10. In the Add User window, if you want to automatically send a Welcome email to the new user's email address with new user name and password, select Include Password in Email.

  11. In the Add User window, click Create.