KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Campus Access Login Overview

This is a VERY broad overview of the Campus Access options. Please read this section thoroughly before placing restricted content into documents to which you are applying Campus Access Options. For more detailed information please see KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - Campus Access Options.

Three Kinds of KB Users

generic_user

Public User

User with Internet Access who can access documents set to

  • SiteAccess: YourKBSite-external
  • CampusAccess: Defer to SiteAccess

    • PublicAccessDocSetting
    authorizedKBUsers

    Authorized KB Users

    Users authorized specific access by an Admin by means of the KB Admin Tools

    ActiveUsersKBAdminTools

    Valid Campus Login Credentials

    Individuals with valid login credentials specific to their own campus

    netIDLogin

    CampusAccess Options

    1. Defer to SiteAccess (default setting)

      2. DeferToSiteAccess

      generic_user

      Public User

      User with Internet Access who can access documents set to:

      • SiteAccess: YourKBSite - external
      • CampusAccess: Defer to SiteAccess

      PublicAccessDocSetting
      authorizedKBUsers

      Authorized KB Users

      Documents available when set to Internal and/ or External Site via the SiteAccess

    2. Ext/Internal with campus login

      3. Ext_Internal_both_SiteAccess_selected

      generic_user

      Public User

      Public users who do not have valid campus credentials will only see the Document Title while searching the External KB.

      They will not be able to view the document content.

      Valid Campus Login Credentials

      Document Title exposed on External Site.
      • Content view will prompt users to login with their valid campus credentials
      • Login will redirect user to an Internal KB url
      • User will see your External KB site
      authorizedKBUsers

      Authorized KB Users

      Documents available when set to Internal and/ or External Site via the SiteAccess

    3. Internal for all campus users

      4. Internal_for_campus_users_InternalSiteAccess_selected

      generic_user

      Public User

      		 NO ACCESS

      Valid Campus Login Credentials

      Document available to any Campus Authenticated user
      • Content view will prompt users to login with valid Campus credentials
      • Login will redirect user to an Internal KB url
      • User will see your external KB site
      authorizedKBUsers

      Authorized KB Users

      Documents available when set to Internal and/ or External Site via the SiteAccess

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    Keywords:campusaccess valid campus authenticated credentials authorized user users internal staff KB Admin Tools   Doc ID:36826
    Owner:Teresa A.Group:KB User's Guide
    Created:2014-01-28 17:17 CDTUpdated:2019-12-09 10:59 CDT
    Sites:KB User's Guide
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