Simplifying Setup of User Accounts

If you are going to serve numerous users, you may want to create account configuration presets, referred to as client templates, that will simplify setting up user accounts for new customers. The templates cover all resource usage allotments, permissions and limits that you can define for a user account.

To create a client template:

  1. Go to Clients > Client Templates.
  2. Click Add New Client Template.
  3. Specify the template name in the Template name field.

    During setup of a new user account, you will be prompted to select the required template by its name. Therefore, we recommend that you choose a meaningful name that corresponds to one of your hosting plans or describes the amount of allotted resources. For example, Reseller account, 5GB disk space, 100 domains.

  4. Specify the permissions for the template in the Permissions section. Use Select All to select all permissions and Clear All to clear all permissions.
  5. Specify the limits for the template in the Limits section:
  6. In the IP addresses section specify the shared IP addresses that you wish to allocate to the customer.

    If you wish to automatically provision dedicated IP addresses, select the Allocate exclusive IP addresses to client check box and specify the number of IP addresses that should be taken from your IP range and assigned to the customer.

  7. In the Preferences section, select the Create SiteBuilder User checkbox if you wish to create a SiteBuilder user for the client template.
  8. Click OK to complete creation of a template.

    Now you can select the required template during the setup of a new user account. The account will be created and allocated the resources you defined.

To modify a template:

  1. Go to Clients > Client Templates.
  2. Click the template name you need.
  3. Modify the settings as required and click OK.

    Note: Modifying templates does not affect the existing user accounts that were created by these templates.

To remove a template that you no longer need:

  1. Go to Clients > Client Templates.
  2. Select a check box corresponding to the template you no longer need.
  3. Click Remove Selected. Confirm removal and click OK.