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====== Customizing User Logins =====

You can now customize logins and passwords for student Portal access.  You must contact School Pathways to turn on this module.  

===== Step 1:  Set Policies =====

Go to Administration>Settings>Security>Policies and expand the Security section by clicking on   □Show.
	
Set all policies.
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  - Student login account creation format – enter what fields you want to use for the student login. \\ Example in this view is [lowerfirstname][id]  which renders similar to:   jane12345
  - Student default password format – enter what fields you want to use for the student password. \\ Example in the above view is [lowerlastname][zip] which renders similar to:  brown96106
  - Require student to change password when they first log into the portal? \\ Example in the above view is set to “NO”
  - Enable the use of insecure public logins? \\ Example in the above view is set to “YES”
  - Allow the use of medium strength passwords? \\ Example in the above view is set to “YES”
  - Enable table-level permissions? \\ Example in the above view is set to “NO”

===== Step 2:  Validating Settings and Changing Passwords =====

**//Administration>Settings>Security>>Customizing Default Logins//**

  - Validate Format (that is set in the school policies - Step 1 above) by clicking the Validate Format button.  View to make sure the settings are what you want. \\ {{ :plsis:customizing_user_logins2.png?nolink&400 |}} \\
  - Click Preview Resetting Student Accounts to get a list of students and their new logins.  
    - Clicking this {{:plsis:customizing_user_logins3.png?nolink&16|}} icon will reset the student's password.
    - You can also reset all student's passwords at once using the button at the bottom of the page.                

Teachers can view their student's passwords by going to Teacher Pages>Student Logins.
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**Parents and Teacher Logins can be customized using the same process.
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Follow the same process but jump into the appropriate tab to work on **
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