Assign Permissions To A User
NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to assign
permissions to another user.
- Click on Welcome at the upper right of any Siren page and
choose Sign In.
The Siren Sign In portlet is displayed. Sign in using your
email address and current password.
- Click on Welcome at the upper right of the Siren page and
choose Control Panel.
The Control Panel will be displayed with the message Please
select a tool from the left menu.
- Choose Users under Portal from the menu on the left side
of the page.
The Users page is displayed.
- If the user does not have an account yet you may create
one by choosing Add at the top of the page; then choose
Users again from the left menu.
A list of users is displayed in a table.
- Locate the user for whom you wish to change permissions,
then Press Actions at the far right of the user's
information line, and choose Permissions from the menu
that is displayed.
A table of the current roles and permissions is displayed
for the user.
- Check or uncheck the check boxes corresponding to the
roles and permissions, to assign the desired permissions
to this user.
- Press Submit when you are finished assigning permissions.
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Change Your Password
- Click on Welcome at the upper right of any Siren page and
choose Sign In.
The Siren Sign In portlet is displayed. Sign in using your
email address and current password.
- Click on Welcome at the upper right of the Siren page and
choose My Account.
A Control Panel will be displayed showing your current
account settings.
- Choose Password under User Information on the right side
of the page.
The password change page is displayed.
- Type your new password in the Password box, then again in
the Enter Again box.
NOTE: Your password must be at least six characters long,
and you cannot reuse any of your seven previous passwords.
- If desired, you can change your reminder question and answer.
- When you're done, choose the Save button at the bottom right
of the page.
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Create An Account
- Click on Welcome at the upper right of any Siren page and
choose Sign In.
The Siren Sign In portlet is displayed.
- Choose Create Account at the bottom.
The Siren Create Account portlet is displayed.
- Enter your name, a screen name, and your email address.
Birthday and gender are optional. Your email address must
be unique in Siren; that is you cannot have more than one
account with your email address and other people may not
use your email address.
- In the Text Verification box, type the four numbers
displayed directly above the text box.
If you can't read the four numbers, you may leave the
box blank to get four new numbers.
- Press Save.
If there are any problems, including if you left the
verification text box blank, an error message will be
displayed in a pink message box and four new numbers will
be displayed. Repeat from step c, correcting the errors.
- When all requested information has been entered correctly
your new Siren account will be created. You will receive
the message in a green text box,
"Thank you for creating an account. Your password is
(new password) and has been sent to (your email address).
Please check your inbox and spam folders."
Note the new password in case you don't receive it in email.
You sign in using your email address. If you check the
Remember Me box you will not need to enter your email
address to sign in each time.
You may sign in immediately, by Selecting Sign In at the
bottom. It is recommended you sign in and change your password
immediately, by choosing My Account from the Welcome menu,
then choosing Password under User Information on the right
side of the My Account page (see the section
Change Your Password).
- The first time you sign on you will be asked for a password
reminder question. You may choose the question from the list
of questions presented. You may also make up your question by
choosing Write My Own Question at the bottom of the list of
questions.
If you choose Write My Own Question, type the question in the
box provided. Then type the answer to the question and select
Save. You may change the question or answer later at the same
place you can change your password.
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Maximize A Portlet
- Click on the Maximize icon  
 
in the upper right corner of the portlet you want to
maximize.
- To return the portlet to normal size, click on the
Return To Full Page
text in the upper right corner of the maximized
portlet.
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