First Time User

Modified: 04/06/2009 20:50 by bhallisey - Uncategorized

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User Introduction

To become a User in FileSociety you must be invited into the system by an Account Admin. The Account Admin will set your permissions to files and folders. You can Download any file or folder you have permission to and you can Upload any file or folder into a folder you have permission to. The Library view for a User is only the files they have been given permission to and Info about each. A User cannot rename or delete a file or folder they did not put onto the system (an owned file or folder).

Once your Admin has invited you into the system you will receive an Invitation Email. Click on the link in the email or copy and paste the address into your browser and you will go to the Accept Your Invitation page.

At the Accept Your Invitation page the required fields are your password and its confirmation and the security question and answer - all other fields are optional. Type in a password of your choice and confirm it. Then choose a security question from the drop down menu and type in the answer. It is important to remember your answer to the security question, especially if you have forgotten your password. The system will not forward a new password to your email without the security question being answered correctly. Next, check the box for the Terms and Conditions and then click on the Finish button.

You will receive a Welcome Page instructing you to download and install the Aspera Connect Plug-in.

If you have already installed the Aspera Connect Plug-in select Click here to enter FileSociety to go to your Library.

If you have not installed the free Aspera Connect Plug-in you need to do so now. Select Click here to download the Plug-in now. High speed file transfer is only enabled through the plug-in. Without it you will not be able to Upload or Download any files.

You can be invited to join more than one Account in FileSociety. Once the Admin of an Account has invited you to join you will receive an invitation email. Click on the link in the email and you will go to the New Account Login page.

Type in your email address and current password. You will be taken to the Library page of your new Account. To view your other Accounts go to the drop down menu in the upper left under the FileSociety logo and select the Account you want.