Settings

An Admin user can configure the Profile setting and Email/SMS setting. To view the Settings option, navigate to User Options , and click the Settings option.

Figure 10: Settings

The Settings window will open as shown in below Figure 11.

Figure 11: Settings Window

In Settings, there are following three fields, which the user has to fill are listed below:

  1. Time Zone
  2. Mail Configuration
  3. SMS Configuration

Time Zone

In Time Zone option, user can select either the server time, local time or any other time zone form the given list.

Figure 12: Time Zone

The selected time zone will be displayed on the top bar. There are following three options which are listed below:

  • Server Time Zone: It shows the servers time zone of the server such as: US/Central. The time is shown in CST.
  • Local Time Zone: It shows the client time zone of the server. The time is shown in IST.
  • Other Time Zones: It shows the time zones other than local and server.

Note: User can select the Other Time Zones from the given drop-down as per their requirement.

Mail Configuration

In Mail Configuration option, the user can configure their mail by filling up the following fields which are given below:

  • SMTP Host: In this field, the user has to specify the SMTP Host which will be used by the mail servers to send mails.
  • SMTP Port:
  1. In this field, the user has to specify the SMTP Port which will be used by the mail servers to send

Note: If a user wants to encrypt the security protocols, they can select the Use Secure Connection checkbox.

  1. On selecting this checkbox, the user can select anyone from the below given three options:
  1. TLS, if Available: If a user selects this option, then the encrypted data will be sent over the internet to ensure that eavesdroppers and hackers are unable to see what a user is transmitting or else it will not be sent.
  2. TLS: Transport Layer Security (TLS) encrypts data sent over the internet to ensure that eavesdroppers and hackers are unable to see what a user is transmitting.
  3. SSL: Secure Sockets Layer, is an encryption-based internet security protocol. SSL encrypts data that is transmitted across the web.

Note: If a user wants to authenticate their credentials, then the user has to click on the Authentication Required checkbox and has to create the password for the same.

Figure 13: Mail Configuration
  • Sender E-Mail Address: It is the field which displays the email address of the sender.
  • Send Mail To: In this field, the user has to provide the mail address of the sender.

Note: After filling up all the details in the mail configuration fields, the user has to click on the Send Test Mail   button in order to test the mail configuration. Once the user clicks on the test button, a confirmation message will be displayed.

Figure 14: Mail Confirmation Message

SMS Configuration

In SMS Configuration, the user can choose any one of the following options in order to configure SMS:

  • Standard: In standard, there are the following options from which the user can select as per their needs which are listed below:

    AT&T

  1. T-Mobile
  2. Verizon
  3. Sprint
    5. Virgin Mob
    6. Tracfone
    7. Boost Mobile
    8. Metro PCS
    9. Cricket
  4. Nextel
  5. Alltel
  6. Ptel
  7. Suncom
  8. U.S. Cellular
  • Custom SMS Gateway Domain: If a user selects this option, then they can send SMS through a customized gateway domain.
  • Send SMS To: In this field, the user has fill the destination mail address to which they want to send the mail.

Note: After filling up all the details in the SMS configuration fields, the user has to click on the Send Test SMS  button in order to test the SMS configuration. Once the user clicks on the test button, a confirmation message will be displayed.

Figure 15: Figure: SMS Confirmation Message

Note: Once the user has successfully entered all the fields, they have to click on the Save button to save the configurations.

Change Password

This option is used for changing an existing user password. To change the current password, navigate to User Options , and click the Change Password option.

Figure 16: Change Password Option

On clicking the Change Password option, the change password dialog box will appear as shown below:

Figure 17: Change Password Dialog Box

In the change password dialog box, there are following three fields which are listed below:

  • Old Password: In this field, the user has to enter their existing old password.
  • New Password: In this field, the user has to enter a new password which they want to create.
  • Confirm New Password: In this field, the user has to re-enter the new password which they had created for the confirmation.

Notes:

  1. After the user has entered all the fields, the user can save the information by clicking on the Save If the user does not want to save the information, they can click on the Cancel  button.
  1. A user can also show/hide the fields. To hide the field, the user has to click on the Hide Password To show the field, the user has to click on the Show Password option.

Generate Token

This option is used for verifying the authentication token for any REST calls and informs the server that the bearer of this token has been authorized to access and perform a specific operation. To generate a token, navigate to User Options , and click the Generate Token option.

Figure 18: Generate Token

On clicking the Generate Token option, the generate authentication token dialog box will appear as shown below:

Figure 19: Generate Authentication Token Dialog Box

In the Generate Authentication Token dialog box, the user has to fill the Enter Duration field by providing the Hours and Minutes value. Once the user has entered the values in the corresponding fields, the user has to click on the Generate  button in order to generate the token.

Note: Once the user clicks on the Generate  button, a token will be generated with a validation message as shown in the below figure. The user can also copy the generated token. To copy a token, the user has to click on the Copy  button.

Figure 20: Validation Message
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