Using the Windows Password Protection (Foundation)

What is Password Protection?

Password Protection is a tool for setting up directory protection so that visitors will be required to enter a username and password to view the contents of a directory. Using Password Protection, you can add and remove the protection on directories and manage the usernames that can access the protected directories.

Manage Users with Access to View the Protected Directory

The next step is to add and manage users who will be allowed access to this directory. Remember that these users will also have access to any subdirectory of the selected directory unless it has its own permissions and users.

• Add a User
• Edit a User
• Remove a User

Add a User

1. Log in to Foundation and go to the Hosting tab.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Windows Tools, click the Password Protection option.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the Add User.
   
   
   
   
4. Enter the username and password for the user you want to add, then click the Add User button.
   
   
   
   

You have added a user who can access the protected directories.

Edit a User

1. Log in to Foundation and go to the Hosting tab.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Windows Tools, click the Password Protection option.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the vertical ellipsis in the username you want to update, then click Edit User.
   
   
   
   
4. Update and confirm the new password, then click the Update button.
   
   
   
   

You have updated the user password.

Remove a User

1. Log in to Foundation and go to the Hosting tab.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Windows Tools, click the Password Protection option.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the vertical ellipsis in the username you want to remove from the list, then click the Delete User option.
   
   
   
   
4. In the Remove User pop-up, click the Delete user button.
   
   
   
   

You have removed the user from the list.