10.03 Creating a User

New users are setup in FastClose by Administrators, using the web interface.

Log into the web administration tool as described here 10.00 Signing into Web Administration

Click “Users” in the menu on the left and “Create New User”. The following fields are available:

• Username

  • The username that the user will use to login with in combination with their password. The best practice is to use the user’s Windows username, as the FastClose client applications will use that and fill it in by default in the login screen.

• First Name

  • The user’s first name.

• Last Name

  • The user’s last name.

• Comments

  • Optional comments to add

• Password

  • The user’s password

• Confirm Password

  • Confirm the user’s password

Click the “Create” button.

Now that the user exists, the interface will allow you to select the groups the user will be a member of. If you have already set up your groups, you can select the appropriate ones here. Administrators will have full access to all FastClose reports and folders regardless of the folder or report permissions.

Click “Save” to save your changes.

NB: FastClose does support restrictive password policies to ensure users select robust passwords. Information on how to set this up server wide, can be found here.