Password
Protect Directories Overview
Using
the Protect Directories option, you can limit the amount of access
users have to your site. You can specify a username and password
for the directory you are protecting. Each protected directory can
have multiple users (each with different passwords if you prefer)
who have access to it. Additionally, the Protect Directories option
can be used to remove a user's access from a protected directory.
Note:
In order to use the Protect Directories option, the Microsoft
FrontPage Extensions option must be disabled. If it is enabled,
then you must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to protect
the directories. If the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is
enabled, you will not have access to the Protect Directories option
and will see an error message if you try to access it.
If
you want to grant only select users access to a particular directory
on your site, you can set up protection on that directory by using
one user name and one password. Then, if someone requests access
to files in that directory, you can give that user the corresponding
user name and password.
Alternately,
you can set up unique user names and passwords for each user who
request access to the protected directory. Though more time consuming,
this method would be more secure.
How
to Password Protect Directories
1.
From your Control Panel, select the Protect Directories
Option.
2.
Choose the directory you would like to protect from the Directory
field drop-down list.
3.
Make sure the correct directory is displayed. Select the Load
button. The screen changes displaying additional available fields.
If the directory you selected has already been protected, you may
skip down to Step 6.
4.
In the Add/Modify section of the screen, type the user name
and password in the appropriate fields. Note:
If you are modifying the password for an existing user name (one
who already has access to the protected directory), enter that user's
ID and password in the appropriate fields.
5.
Select the Submit button. The Protect Directories Manager
screen reappears.
6.
Once user access has been established for the protected directory,
you have the option of removing a specific user's access from this
screen if you so choose.
Removing
a User's Access to a Protected Directory
Once
a directory has been protected for a particular user name/ password
combination, that combination can be removed at any time from the
list of usernames that have access to the directory.
To
Remove a User's Access to a Protected Directory:
1.
From your Control Panel, select the Protect Directories
option. The Directory Protection Manager displays.
2.
Choose the directory you would like to protect from the Directory
field drop-down list.
3.
Make sure the correct directory is displayed. Select the Load
button. The screen changes displaying additional available fields.
The list of user ID's which currently have access to the protected
directory are displayed in the User List section of the screen.
4.
In the Remove section of the screen, choose the appropriate
user from the User ID field drop-down list. Select the Remove
button to remove the user.
5.
The screen reappears and the User ID you just removed is no longer
on the User List section of the screen.
Removing
All Protection from a Directory
To
remove all protection from a specific directory, use the same procedure
as outlined above (in the section entitled "Removing a User's Access
to a Protected Directory") for every user name in the user list.
Once all user names have been removed, the protection on the directory
is removed as well.