6.1 Creating Administrators
There is a configuration wizard available for creating Administrators on the Platform and Partner level.
To create an Administrator
1 Select in the menu Platform | Accounts | Administrators
or
in the menu, select Partner and, if applicable, click in the line of the appropriate Partner on Select.
Click on the sub-menu item Administrators that additionally appears.
2 Click on Create Administrator.
*The Create an Administrator configuration wizard appears.
3 Define the general settings for the Administrator.
 
If you change the user name the User will have to change his or her password at the next login.
 
Label
Explanation
User name
Enter a user name the User can use to log into the SwyxON Portal.
Allowed format:
User login name + "@" + UPN suffix
You can use the domain name or an alias for the UPN suffix.
Example: john.jones@company.com
Display name
Enter a name for the User that is displayed in SwyxON Portal.
The display name should correspond to the user’s first and last name.
Example: John Jones
Email address
Enter the email address of the User also used for automatically generated service emails.
Description
Enter a description, if applicable.
Administrator profile
Select the Administration Profile for the User.
The Administration Profile defines the User’s permissions, see also chapter 2 Administration profiles.
Password Authentication
Enter a password for the User, see also section 4.2 Minimum requirements for passwords.
Repeat password
Enter the password again to confirm your entry.
Active
Activate this checkbox if you would like to activate the user account directly after creation.
Deactivated Users cannot access the SwyxON Portal.
Change password on next login
Use this checkbox if you want the User to be required to change his or her password at the next login, see also section 4.1 Forced password changes.
 
When making later changes to settings, click Save to save the settings.
 
4 Click on Create or Save.
*After creating an Administrator, a corresponding notification is sent to the email address indicated for the Administrator.
*After resetting the password of an Administrator, a corresponding notification is sent to the email address indicated for the Administrator.
*The configuration wizard shows a page with additional options.
5 Select the corresponding option field to create further elements or close the configuration wizard.
6 Click on Finish.
*Depending on your selection, the option selected appears and/or the configuration wizard being used will be closed.
*The Administrator is displayed in the list of Administrators.