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Add a user group

To add a user group:

  1. Click User Groups on the Manage tab.
  2. The table lists al of the groups in use on the site with the following columns, if there are a lot of groups on a site you may need to search by name
    1. Group Id
    2. Group Name - an understandable group name
    3. User Count  -number of user in the group
    4. Admin - whether its a group ser to provide admin access or for front end users
    5. Auto IP - whether its limited by IP range
    6. Alt Auth - what alternative authentication methods are used
    7. Asset Classes  - the asset classes associated with the group (added in 11.1)
  3. On the bottom of the table enter the names of the new group and Click Add .
  4. Group Name - type in the box a name for the user group.
  5. Personalisation - Use one or more of these boxes to create fields in the Add User screen that will categorise users.
    For example, if you type 'Department' in Field Name 1 this will create a box labelled 'Department' in the Add User screen.
    When adding a user, type the name of their department in the 'Department' box and the department name can be displayed when they log on.
  6. Access - tick the appropriate boxes for this group of users.
    In order to perform any tasks within Sitekit CMS the Users can access Admin box must be ticked.
  7. Roles - tick the appropriate boxes for this group of users.
  8. User can access - access to specific features and functions can be granted to this group of users by ticking the boxes in this section.
  9. Auto Extranet Login - if you want to provide access to this user group without having to add individual users you can specify a range of IP addresses in these boxes. Anyone using a computer whose IP address is within the specified range will be automatically logged on as a user within this group. You can add a note to each IP range to remind you what it represents (added in 11.1)
  10. Alternate Authentication Methods - Sitekit CMS allows users to be authenticated against external URLs. Contact your administrator for more information on this feature.
  11. Click Save.

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