User Search Account Type

For security reasons, you can restrict user searches so that your users can only search for user accounts that are assigned a specific level of access.

To access the User search account type setting:

  1. Open the User settings page.
    1. In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and click Settings. Then, on the Settings navigation page, click Misc .
    2. In the inner navigation bar on the left of the Settings page, expand the Misc menu, and click User, as shown below.

    The User settings page opens.

  2. Click the User search account type drop-down list:

  3. Choose the account type to search on, and click Save.

    User account typeLevel of access

    ALL

    No restriction of account searches

    FULL

    An account with full access has its own private cloud storage space in the "My Files" area.

    These users can:

    • store files in their own private cloud storage space
    • view/download files stored in their storage space
    • view/download files shared with them by other user accounts
    GUEST

    An account with guest access level has restricted access to the FileCloud system.

    These user accounts do not have private cloud storage. These users can:

    • view/upload/download files shared to them by other user accounts
    • re-share content if they have permission
    EXTERNAL

    An account that can only be used to access the User Portal through a Web browser.

    External Accounts can:

    • view/upload/download content shared with them 

    External Access accounts can only be local user accounts.