To register a new account on the portal, do as follows:
Procedure 3.1.
Go to the portal by inputting the URL in the address bar (e.g: http://localhost:8080/portal/public/classic).
The anonymous homepage will appear:
Click the Register link on the top of the site, the Register form will be displayed:
(*) required
The Account Setting information includes:
Table 3.1.
Field Information User Name The user name that is used to log into the system. It must be unique. The user name must be started with a character. Password The security characters are used to log in. It must have at least 6 characters. Confirm Password The re-typed password above. The password in the Password field and this field must be the same. First Name Your first name. Last Name Your last name. Email Address Your email address. It must have a right format: username@abc.com.Input values for the fields in this form.
Click the
icon to search and check if the inputted user name is available or not.
Input values in the fields of User Profile tab, including: Profile information, Home information and Business information.
Click Save to register a new account, or Reset to renew all inputted values. There is an alert message, and you cannot add a new account successfully if at least one of these cases occurs:
The Username is existing or invalid.
The Password has less than 6 characters.
The Password and Confirm Password are not the same.
The Email Address is in a invalid format.
Any of the required fields are empty.
After adding a new account, contact the administrator to get the confirmation.
You should enter your email address exactly because when you forget username or password, you can recover it by using this email address.
This function enables you to go into eXo Content in the private mode.
Procedure 3.2. Sign in
Go to your portal's home page by entering the URL in the address bar (e.g. http://localhost:8080//portal/public/classic/).
Click the Login link at the top of the home page. The Sign in form will appear:
Input your registered Username and Password.
Click Sign in to accept, or Discard to exit from the Sign in form.
Table 3.2. Options
Option Information Username To input the registered username. Password To input the password of your username. Forgot your Username/Password To retrieve the forgotten username or password. Sign in To sign into the eXo Portal with the inputted user name and password. Discard To close the Sign In form without any changes. If the Username does not exist or the input Username/Password is invalid, there will be an alert message that requires you to input right values. The page will be redirected to the private security checking mode.
To login again, enter Username and Password again.
After signing in, you will be presented with the authenticated homepage:
Toolbar Visibility
The toolbar in the image above is, by default, only visible to members of the /platform/web-contributors role.
See Section 3.1.6, “Toolbar Visibility” for information about how to add the required permissions and/or change the default portal behavior.
The function lets you get back to the anonymous portal. It ends your current portal session.
To sign out, click the Logout link on the right access banner:
Alternatively, members of the /platform/web-contributors role can click → from the toolbar:
If you forget your account or password, you can recover them by doing as follows:
Procedure 3.3.
Click the link Forgot your Username/Password? in the Sign in form.
This form offers two options:
- Forgot My Password:
If you forgot your password, you need to select this option.
- Forgot My Username:
If you forgot your username, you need to select this option.
Select one of these two options in this form. The selected option will be shown:
If the Forgot My Password option is selected, the form to recover the password appears:
If the Forgot My Username option is selected, the form to recover the username appears:
Enter your username or email in the corresponding form.
Click Send to send the input values.
Once the information has been sent, you will receive an email with your Username/Password in your email address that you registered.
If you forget Username: when a username is retrieved, your old username is restored and can be reused and a new password is also sent to your email with the old username.
If you forget old password: a new password will be set (as temporary, then you will be directed to change the password for the next time you sign in).
The function enables you change your account information, such as your profile and password.
Procedure 3.4.
The first thing to do is to directly click your own account name.
The Account Profiles tab will appear:
Procedure 3.5. To Change Account Profiles
Select the Account Profiles tab.
This tab displays your current basic information.
Change your First Name, Last Name and Email. You cannot change your Username.
Click Save to accept changes.
Procedure 3.6. To change your Password
Select the Change Password tab.
Input your current password to identify that you are the owner of this account.
Input your new password, it must have at least 6 characters.
Input your password again in the Confirm New Password field.
Click Save to accept changes.
Newly registered users (or other users who are not members of the /platform/web-contributors role) will not see the toolbar at the top of the home page. These users will, however, be able to sign into and out of the Portal using the appropriate buttons in the site header.
Portal administrators can add individual users to the /platform/web-contributors through the graphical user interface (GUI):
Procedure 3.7. Add Permission via GUI
Click → → , then click Group Management.
Click → in the left pane.
Enter the required username in the Add member box (the above lists all users already in that role).
CMS Access
Be aware that granting this membership will also give the user access to the Content Management System (CMS).
The priority order of display language is shown to the following order:
User's language
Browser's language
Portal 's language.
Thus, to display your preferred language, you should pay attention to this order to change the language type appropriately.
Move the mouse over → on the top left corner of the portal:
The Interface Language Setting form appears:
Select the another language in the list. The currently selected language will be marked with the
icon.
Click Apply to change the display language temporarily, and wait few seconds to take effect, or click Cancel to quit without any changes.
The eXo skins are attractive user interface styles for displaying a portal. Each skin has its own characteristics with different backgrounds, icons, and more. Changing the skin of the current site can make use of the portal easier and more effective.
Procedure 3.8.
Move the cursor to eXo > Change Skin item in the drop-down menu:
The Skin Setting form appears.
Select the skin you want by clicking its name.
Click Apply and wait a few seconds to take affect.
These actions can be done by users who have the right to use the administration bar with a personal preferences menu.