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Create a website connection key to share with users

  1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Mac OS), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu.

  2. Do one of the following:

    If the website has no administrator, click Yes when a dialog box asks whether you want to become the website administrator. Then enter and confirm an administrator password for the website, and click OK.

    The Administer Website dialog box appears.

  3. Select the Users and Roles category on the left side of the dialog box.

    The Users and Roles Panel dialog box appears.

  4. You can send a connection key file to a new user, or you can send a connection key to a user who has already connected to the site, and assign them a new role.

    • To send a connection key to a new user, click Send Connection Key.

    • To send a connection key to an existing user, assigning them a new role, select the user’s name from the list of connected users, and click Send Connection Key.

    The Send Connection Key Wizard (Windows) or Export Connection Key Assistant (Mac OS) appears.


  5. Follow the instructions in the wizard or assistant, and click Next (Windows) or Continue (Mac OS) to proceed to the next screen.

  6. After completing the wizard or assistant, a new connection key file is created for the user, assigning them to a new role.

    You can e-mail the connection key file to the user or save the file to your computer.

  7. Select another category to modify, or click Close to exit the Administer Website dialog box and save your changes.