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Your website has a built in security system to only allow authorized users to access the information you add to it.

The home page of your website (the page displayed when you first type in your Domain Name) can be seen by anyone. Access to any other part of your website however is restricted to those with an account – they will have to type in a username and password first.

This provides a good balance between promoting your unit by allow anyone to see the home page “teaser” while also securing the important information about your Unit that you only want members to see.

Note: The text of Announcements will be shown on the home page and be available to any user. Care should be taken not to provide contact information you do not want public in these Announcements.

If you have purchased the Standard or Advanced packages, you have a choice of how members login to your unit website at Admin/Control Panel/Membership. Otherwise you only have access to the accounts as described in the "Standard Accounts" section.

You have already read about the default membership – Simple Membership – that provides three standard accounts for you to use. This is the default membership method.

The second option is Individual Accounts. This option provides you with the ability to create a separate account for each scout, and even parent if you wish. You can then designate which of these accounts have additional privileges for adding content or site administration. You can access the Membership options through the Administrator menu.

Your Unit's website comes preconfigured with following access accounts.

Member Account - "member"

This is the account that scouts and their parents will use. It allows basic access to the website. Users can post comments to existing content, but cannot post new content or change site settings.

This is the same permission as a base Individual Account you create.

Leader Account – "leader"

This is the account that you can provide to your Unit Leaders and Committee Members. In addition to basic website access, this account has the ability to post, modify, and delete content (i.e. Announcements, Events, Files, Custom Pages, etc.).

If you have purchased the Standard or Advanced packages, you have a choice of editors. Otherwise you only have access to the Text Editor.

A content editor is used on your Unit's website to type in text that will be displayed back to your members. There are two types of content editors available for use.

The first is a Text Editor that allows unformatted text and minimal HTML tags. It is easy to use and ensures a consistent look and feel to your website. This is the default editor.

The second is a Rich Text Editor that provides a user interface similar to Microsoft Word and provides more features. It can be learned relatively easily. It does put complete control over look and feel in the hands of the content creator.

This section will help setup your Unit's website for the first time. There are a number of options/features that you will want to review and select.

Please print this page out and follow these steps.

1. Login
• Open a web browser and type in the domain name of your Unit's website.
• Login to your Unit's website with the "admin" username and password.
2. Unit Information
• Click on "Control Panel" under the "Administration" menu on the left.
• Click on "Unit Info".
• Fill out the forms with the details of your Unit.

This is the online help system for your Unit's website.

Please check here first for answers to your questions. If you cannot find an answer, then email support at support@soarol.com with your question.

If this is your first time reading the online help, please start with the "Getting Started" section.