Support & Assistance: Password Protecting Directories

Password Protecting a Directory

Password protecting a directory can be easily accomplished using the site administration control panel. This can be accessed at www.yourdomainname.ie/admin/ (where yourdomainname.ie is replaced with your own domain name).

Once logged in to the site administration control panel, click on the 'Configuration' link underneath the Web Server heading.

From here, there are several links:

Manage Groups
You must first create a user group. You can call your group whatever you wish and can have several user groups, each with access to different areas of your website.

Manage Users
Once you have at least one user group created, you can create a user. Users can belong to more than one group.

Protect Directories
Once you have created a user and group, simply click on the Protect Directories link and click on the padlock icon opposite the directory you wish to protect.
You can then select the user group that you wish to allow access to that directory and assign it an 'AuthName' this is simply a name that will be displayed in the pop up box when someone tries to access the directory.

Once the final step has been completed, you should now have protected your directory.
If you are unsure the protection is working, close down all browser windows and try accessing the directory again.