5.5 Allowing Guests to Create Their Own Vibe User Accounts

You can configure a Kablink Vibe site so that Guest users can create their own Vibe user accounts. This process is called self registration.

5.5.1 Granting Access to Create Personal Workspaces

  1. Log in to the Vibe site as the Vibe administrator.

  2. (Conditional) If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in Section 5.4, Allowing Guest Access to Your Vibe Site to configure the Guest workspace.

  3. Click the Workspace tree icon Configure Access Control for a zone, then click Personal Workspaces.

  4. Click Workspace > Access Control.

    Configure Access Control page

  5. Select no for role inheritance, then click Apply.

    This enables you to add the Guest user to the Access Control table.

    Configure Access Control page, Access Control table

  6. Click Add a User, start typing Guest, then select the Guest user from the drop-down list.

  7. Select the Participant role for the Guest user, so that the Guest user can create entries in the Personal Workspaces workspace.

    For more information about the additional access control options, see Controlling Access in the Kablink Vibe 3.3 Advanced User Guide.

  8. Click Save Changes, then click Close.

5.5.2 Enabling Self Registration

  1. Log in to the Vibe site as the Vibe administrator.

  2. Click the Administration icon Configure Access Control page, Access Control table in the upper right corner of the page.

  3. Under System, click Configure Guest Access and Self Registration.

    Configure User Access page

  4. Select Allow People to Create Their Own Accounts.

  5. Click Apply, then click Close.

5.5.3 Testing Self Registration

  1. Log out as the Vibe site administrator.

    The Login page now displays a Create New Account link.

    Login page with Create New Account link

  2. Click Create new account.

  3. Fill in the required fields (User ID, Password, and Text Verification).

  4. (Optional) Fill in additional fields with personal contact information and location information.

  5. Click OK to create the new Vibe user account and return to the Login page.

  6. Specify the Vibe user ID and password, then click OK to log into the new Vibe account.