To use the Intranet plugins, it is easier to first create the page that you would like to have restricted. In the Web Pages section, create the hierarchy of pages that you would like to restrict access to. The best practice is to create the top level page of the Intranet underneath the Home page and then make it inactive.
Once you have your web pages defined (you can always go back and add more pages later) go the Intranet plugin (Plugins -> Intranet Plugin) and create a new Intranet from the link at the top. When the popup window opens, type in the display name of the new Intranet. This is the name that the system will us to identify the newly created Intranet.
Once you submit the form, a popup will alert you that, "This Intranet does not have any web pages configured." To configure the pages for the Intranet, click on the top web page of the new section that you created for the new Intranet. Click the "Require Login" button to restrict the access of all pages in this Intranet. When you return to the site map, you should see all of the pages in your Intranet displayed in red. These pages new require a person to login before viewing these pages.
Now you must determine how you want people to access your Intranet. The default is One Shared Password. To change the access method, click the "Edit Intranet" link on the top of the page:
- One Shared Password - There is one password to this Intranet that everyone uses to gain entrance. This is by far simpliest method.
- Individual Usernames and Passwords - Entrance to this Intranet is restricted to specific User Groups. You can create individual users, assign them to User Groups and then give specific groups access to this Intranet. You can setup Users and Groups by clicking the Users section on the left.
If you choose to use one shared password for the Intranet, you can view the current on the upper right of the Intranet screen in the gray box. You can change the password by clicking the "Change Password" link at the top of the page.
If you choose to Individual Usernames and Passwords, you must assign a group(s) of user to this Intranet. Click the "Change Group Access" link at the top of the page to determine which groups have access to this Intranet.
You are now finished setting up your Intranet. Now when anyone tries to access one of the pages in your Intranet, they will be prompted to enter a password or an email address & password to view the page. (Back to top) |