NeedSecure Lite Documentation

Admin Area Documentation

Getting started

1. Open a Web browser.
2. Type http://<full_path to the script> in the address bar and press Enter. <full path to the script> is the full path of NeedSecure Lite Admin area. For example:

3. The login page is displayed.

Enter a valid administrator username and password. This provides an authenticated access to Admin area. Click sign in.

4. To log out from Admin area click sign out at the top right side of the window.

Understanding basic sections of NeedSecure Admin area

Once you have logged in the Admin area, the major sections that you see are:

• system information
• system status
• system configuration
• protection setup
• member control
• announcement setup
• administrator control
• administrator activity logging

System information

To view system information click view current status under ‘system information’.

Global system information is displayed:

• global system status
• server average load
• sign up status
• confirmation status
• approving status
• total member accounts (expired, suspended, not confirmed, not approved)

System status

To change system status (toggle online/offline), click change system status under ‘system status’. The page opens which displays:

• current system status
• option to toggle status online/offline (field change status to)
• system offline message (editable text field)

Note: Do not forget to click save changes, if there are any changes made.

System configuration -> global setup

To view and edit information about global paths and URLs, click global setup under ‘system configuration’. On performing this, the page opens which displays the following information:

• your site name
• main script URL
• script absolute path
• images absolute path

All field are required.

Note: These settings are entered automatically after the installation. You are not supposed to change them.

Do not forget to click save changes, if you have changed any data.

System configuration -> database setup

To view and edit parameters for connection to MySQL database, click database setup under ‘system configuration’. Here you can see:

• database server (commonly localhost) – required field
• server connection port (if localhost, leave blank)
• database name - required field
• database user - required field
• database password
• table prefix (use if you have one database for several scripts)

Note: Changing this information is recommended only for experienced users. These are the settings entered during the script’s installation.

Do not forget to click save changes, if you have changed any data.

System configuration -> mailer setup

To view/change mail options, click mail setup under ‘system configuration’. On performing this, the page opens which displays the following information:

• outgoing address (for outgoing mail) – required field
• incoming address (for incoming mail) – required field
• outgoing email charset
• outgoing email format (plain text)

Note: Do not forget to click save changes, if you have changed any data.

System configuration -> member setup

To view or change member options, click member setup under ‘system configuration’.
Here you will see the following options:

• allow new members to register (yes, no) – required field
• use new accounts activation (yes, no)
• new accounts wait for approval (yes, no) – required field
• notify administrator about new registration (yes, no) – required field
• startup screen in member CP (choose which screen is the first after member signs in) – required field
• session expires after (enter desired value in seconds) – required field
• trusted email domains (members who register with these email domains do not need approval)
• denied email domains (members who try to register with these email domains are rejected)

Note: Do not forget to click save changes, if you have changed any data.

Protection setup

To view the list of protected directories, grant/deny access for all members, click directories protection under ‘protection setup’. On performing this, the page opens which displays the following information:

• IDs
• Visible name alias
• Path to the directory
• Number of registered members

You can:
• edit protected directory information (mainly, name alias). To do this click on .
• unprotect the desired directory. To do this click on .

Member control -> pre-registration

To register a new member click pre-registration under ‘member control’. On the page that opens fill in the following empty fields:

• Username – required field
• First name – required field
• Last name – required field
• Email address – required field
• Address
• City
• Country (choose from the drop-down list)
• Zip code
• Telephone number
• Mobile
• Fax
• Profession
• Date of birth (DD.MM.YY)’

Once you are done, click sign up.

Member control -> search / edit member

To search for a member click search / edit member under ‘member control’. On the page that opens enter a search string in the appropriate field and click go, or leave it blank and click show all. You will see the list of members matching search criteria (member ID, login, first name and last name, date of registration).

You can:

• edit member information – click
• remove member from the system – click
• suspend member – click

Editing user information

When you click next to any member a page opens where you can:

• edit this member vital information, personal information, change password, and change accessible directories
• set expiration date (yyyy-mm-dd) or grant unlimited access (leave 0000-00-00). By default, members have unlimited access to their accessible directories.
• change email, full name and interface language (if applicable).

Note: Do not forget to click save changes, if you have changed any data.

Member control -> approve / decline

To view the list of members with pending registration, click approve / decline under ‘member control’. If there are any members waiting for approval, you can either approve their registration, or decline it. On the screenshot below, there are no pending registrations waiting for approval.

Member control -> unsuspend

To view the list of suspended members, click unsuspend under ‘member control’. The page that opens contains the list of suspended members. Click to unsuspend.

Announcement setup -> view / edit

To view / edit announcements in the system, click view / edit under ‘announcement setup’. You will see the list of available announcements with their IDs and creation date.
You can:

• edit the announcement
• remove the announcement (or all announcements)

Announcement setup -> create new announcement

To create a new announcement, click create new announcement under ‘announcement setup’. On the page that opens:

• choose the date of creation, or leave as it is
• type the announcement title in the first field
• type the announcement body in the second field

Once you are done, click add announcement. Or you can clear all fields by clicking clear fields.

Administrator control -> view / edit administrators

To view the list of administrators registered in the system, click view / edit administrators under ‘administrator control’. You will see the list of administrators with their usernames, level of administration, date and time of last login. You can:

• edit administrator information
• remove administrator from the system

To perform the desired operation choose the appropriate command.

Administrator control -> create new administrator

To create a new administrator, click create new administrator under ‘administrator control’. On performing this, the page opens where you should enter the following information:

• username – required field
• email – required field
• password
• access level (1 the highest) – required field

Administrator ID is assigned automatically. Click create administrator.

Administrator activity logging

To view administrators logging information, click view the latest records under ‘administrator activity logging’. The page that opens contains the following information:

• administrator login name
• level of administration
• IP address of the last login
• date and time of the last login

You can:

• send email to a particular administrator
• remove administrator from the system

Member Area Documentation

Getting started

1. Open a Web browser.
2. Type http://<full_path to the script> in the address bar and press Enter. <full path to the script> is the full path of NeedSecure Lite Member area. For example:

3. The login page is displayed.

Enter a valid member username and password. This provides an authenticated access to Member area. Click sign in.

If you have forgotten your password, click Forgot your password? On the next page enter your username and click remind my password, your new password will then be sent to your registered email.

If you are not a registered user, click Not registered? Sign up now and follow the instructions.

4. To log out from Member area click sign out at the top right side of the window.

Understanding basic sections of NeedSecure Member area

Once you have logged into Member area, the major sections that you see are:

• vital information
• change password
• personal information
• latest information
• directories

The top horizontal bar displays your full name, date and time of your last login.

Vital information

To view / edit your vital information choose vital information from menu on the left.
You can:

• view your member ID, username, registration date, expiration date
• edit email – required field
• edit full name – required field
• change interface language

Once you’re done, click save my vital information.

Change password

To change your password choose change password from menu on the left. You can either generate a random password, or type your new password. Once you are done with this process click update my password.

Personal information

To view / edit personal information choose personal information from the menu on the left. The page opens where you can enter / change the following information:

• Address – required field
• City – required field
• Country – required field
• Zip code – required field
• Telephone number
• Mobile
• Fax
• Profession
• Date of birth (DD.MM.YY)

Once you are done with specifying your personal information, click save my personal information.

Latest announcements

To view the list of available system announcements, choose latest announcements from the menu on the left. You will see the list of available announcements with date of creation, brief title and link to a detailed description. Click the appropriate link to read the message.

Directories

To view the list of accessible directories choose directories from the menu on the left. Click the appropriate link to go to the directory.

Note: while redirecting you to the accessible directory, the system asks for your username and password again.