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Chapter 3. Get Started

3.1. Account
3.1.1. Register an account
3.1.2. Sign In
3.1.3. Sign Out
3.1.4. Retrieve user name/password
3.1.5. Change account information
3.2. Change the display language
3.3. Change the skin of the current site

3.1. Account

To register a new account on the portal, do as follows:

  1. Go to the portal by entering the URL in the address bar (e.g: http://localhost:8080/portal/public/classic).

    The anonymous homepage will appear:

  2. Click the Register link on the top of the site. The Register form will be displayed:

    An asterix (*) indicates a required field.

    The Account Setting information includes:

    Table 3.1. 

    Field Information
    User Name The user name that is used to login into the system. It must be unique. The user name must be started with a character.
    Password The security characters are used to login. It must have at least 6 characters.
    Confirm Password The re-typed password above. The password in 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

  3. Enter the appropriate values for the fields in this form.

  4. Click the magnifying glass icon to search and check if the chosen user name is available or not.

  5. Enter values in the fields of User Profile tab, including: Profile information, Home information and Business information.

  6. Click Save to register a new account, or Reset to revert all completed fields.

    You will see an alert message and be unable to add a new account if any of the following occurs:

After adding a new account, contact the administrator to get a confirmation.

Email

Ensure you enter your email address correctly at this stage, as it is used in the recovery process if you forget username or password.

This function logs you into eXo Content in the private mode.

Procedure 3.1. Sign in

  1. Go to the eXo Content in the public mode by inputting the URL in the address bar (e.g: http://localhost:8080//portal/public/classic/).

  2. Click the Login link at the top of the home page. The Sign in form will appear:

  3. Enter your registered User name and Password.

  4. Click Sign in to submit your details or Discard to exit the form.

    Table 3.2. Options

    Option Information
    User name To input the registered username.
    Password To input the password of your username.
    Forgot your User Name/Password To retrieve the forgotten user name or password when you forget.
    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 User Name does not exist or the submitted User name/Password set is invalid, an alert message will appear that requires users to re-submit the correct values. The page will be redirected to the private security checking mode.

    To login again, enter your User Name and Password again.

After signing in, you will be redirected to the authenticated homepage:

The function ends your authenticated session and redirects you back to the anonymous portal.

To sign out, click the Logout link on the right access banner:

or click Start Logo → Sign Out from the menu:

If you forget your account or password, you can recover them by doing as follows:

Procedure 3.2. 

  1. Click the link Forgot your User Name/Password? in the Sign in form.

  2. Select one of the 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.

  3. If the Forgot my password option is selected the password recovery form appears:

    If the Forgot my username option is selected, the username recovery form appears:

  4. Enter either your username or email address, as appropriate, in the corresponding form.

  5. Click Send to submit the recovery request.

    Once the request has been sent, you will receive an email with the requested information, (either your User name or Password at the email address that you registered.

    • If you forget you username, an old username is restored and can be reused. A new password will be sent to your email with the old username.

    • If you forget your password: a new, temporary password will be set and sent to you. You will be directed to change the password the next time you sign in.

The function enables you change your account information, such as your profile and password.

Procedure 3.3. 

  • To begin, click your username name in the top toolbar.

    The Account Profiles form will appear:

Procedure 3.4. To Change Account Profiles

  1. Select the Account Profiles tab.

    This tab displays your current basic information.

  2. Change your First Name, Last Name or Email. You cannot change your User Name.

  3. Click Save to accept changes.

Procedure 3.5. To change your Password

  1. Select the Change Password tab.

  2. Enter your current password to identify that you are the owner of this account.

  3. Enter your new password. The new password must be between six (6) and thirty (30) characters long.

  4. Enter the new password again in the Confirm New Password field.

  5. Click Save to submit the changes.

3.2. Change the display language

The priority order of display language is shown to the following order:

  1. User's language

  2. Browser's language

  3. Portal's language.

Therefore, to display your preferred language, you should be attentive to this order to change the language type appropriately.

  1. Move the mouse over Start Logo → Change Language on the top left corner of the portal:

    The Interface Language Setting form appears:

  2. Select another language from the list. The currently selected language will be marked with the blue tick icon.

  3. Click Apply to change the display language temporarily, and wait few seconds to take effect, or click Cancel to quit without any changes.

3.3. Change the skin of the current site

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 more easy and effective.

Procedure 3.6. 

  1. Hover the mouse pointer over the Start Logo then click on the Change Skin item in the drop-down menu:

    The Skin Setting form appears:

  2. Select the skin you want by clicking its name.

  3. Click Apply and wait a few seconds to take affect.

This action can be performed by users who have the right to use the administration bar with a personal preferences menu.