Several of the buttons and options on the Gateway Page and the Login page can be customized. The Gateway page is the first page users typically see when accessing Blackboard Academic Suite. It can include buttons for creating an account and allowing anyone to browse the Catalog.
For security and data integrity reasons, it is not recommended that users be able to create accounts.
The Gateway page can be bypassed completely and site visitors will be taken directly to the portal as a Guest. Users can then login using the Login button in the header frame.
The Gateway Options page also includes an option for changing the URL that handles User requests for lost passwords.
Click Gateway Options from the Security and Integration section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the fields on the Gateway Options page.
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Enable Course Catalog on Gateway |
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Course Catalog on Gateway: |
Select Enable to display a button that links to the Course Catalog on the Gateway page. |
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Enable New User Account Creation on Gateway |
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User Account Generation on Gateway: |
Select Enable to display a button on the Gateway page that lets visitors create a User account. The User account is created with a Portal Role of Student and an Admin User Role of None. |
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Set URL for Forgotten Password |
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URL for Forgotten Password: |
If using an authentication system other than the standard Blackboard Learning System challenge-response, the URL to a page where users can request a forgotten password can be set here. When entering a URL, be sure to enter the URL completely, for example, http://www.blackboard.com and not www.blackboard.com or blackboard.com. |
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Enable Portal Direct Entry |
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Portal Direct Entry: |
Select Enable to skip the Gateway page entirely and send site visitors directly to the portal as guests. Users can login using the button in the header frame. If this setting is changed from Allow to Not Allow, please restart the server to avoid experiencing errors.
The Login Module may only be enabled if Portal Direct Entry is enabled. |
Note: Portal Direct Entry is only available to users with the Blackboard Portal System.