The System Settings page controls the availability of two features: Allow Guest Access and Forgotten Password.
Allowing Guest Access will enable anyone to access the system. If Guest Access is allowed in Courses and Organizations, then these users may view the portions of any courses or organizations that are not secured against Guest access by the Instructor or Leader. Guests will see the portal content available to the Portal Role of Guest and have system access as the Administrative User Role of Guest.
Note: It is also possible to create users with an Administrative User Role of Guest. By doing so, the Administrator can control Guest access by requiring all Guests to obtain the User Name and password for a Guest account.
The Forgotten Password feature enables a link on the Login page that will direct Users to a page where the password for their account can be requested. The password will be sent to the email address associated with the User account. It is also possible to set the link to another URL. This is useful if using an Authentication method other than the default Blackboard Learning System challenge and response. For example, if LDAP is configured as the Authentication method then the link can be directed to a page connected to the LDAP server. The URL can be configured on the Gateway Options page.
Click System Settings from the Security and Integration section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the entry fields on the Integration Password page.
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Guest Access |
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Allow Guest Access: |
Select Allow and users who do not have an account (non-authenticated users) may access the system, such as portal areas. Select Do Not Allow and users without an account will not have any access to the system. |
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Allow Guest Access to Courses: |
Select Allow and users who do not have user accounts (non-authenticated users) may access courses on the system. If Do Not Allow is selected, Instructors will not be able to make areas in their courses available to Guests. |
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Allow Guest Access to Organizations: |
Select Allow and users who do not have user accounts (non-authenticated users) may access organizations. If Do Not Allow is selected, Leaders will not be able to make areas in their organizations available to Guests. |
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Forgotten Password |
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Select Allow under Forgotten Password to enable the link that allows users to request that the password for the account. |
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