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Administration settings

The Administration page allows you to modify administrator information, including your HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site name and account credentials. You can also add an additional administrator account to manage the site. Both accounts have full privileges to the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site configuration and status.

ClosedModifying the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site name

To modify the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site name, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Administration page in the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal application.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal web application, select Settings from the advanced drop-down menu on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal header. The Settings page opens. From the Settings page, click Administration to open the Administration page.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal mobile app, tap the advanced menu () icon, and then select Settings to open the Settings screen. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.

2. Enter a new name for the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site under Site name.

NOTE: The site name must be between 1 and 20 characters in length.

ClosedConfiguring an administrator account

To configure the administrator account, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Administration page in the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal application.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal web application, select Settings from the advanced drop-down menu on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal header. The Settings page opens. From the Settings page, click Administration to open the Administration page.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal mobile app, tap the advanced menu () icon, and then select Settings to open the Settings screen. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.

2. Under Your account > Email, click Change your account information. The Account Management page opens.
3. Modify the registered email ID and/or password.
a. Place the cursor on the Email or the New password field. A pop-up window prompts you to enter your current password.
b. Enter your current password and click Confirm.
c. Change the email ID and/or enter the new password.

NOTE: The email ID must be between 10 and 100 characters in length. The account password must be between 8 and 32 characters in length and contain at least two of the following: one lowercase alphabetic character, one uppercase alphabetic character, one number, and one special character.

4. Click Update account to save your changes.
ClosedAdding a secondary account

Each HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site can be managed by two different administrator accounts. To add a secondary administrator account to your site, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Administration page in the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal application.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal web application, select Settings from the advanced drop-down menu on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal header. The Settings page opens. From the Settings page, click Administration to open the Administration page.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal mobile app, tap the advanced menu () icon, and then select Settings to open the Settings screen. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.

2. Under Second account, click the toggle switch to enable a secondary administrator account (). The Email field appears.
3. To use an existing administrator account as the secondary account, select the Use an existing account checkbox, enter a valid email ID in the Email field and click Update account to save the changes. Skip this step, if you wish to create a new secondary administrator account.
4. To create a new secondary account, complete the following steps:
a. Enter an email ID for the account.

NOTE: The email ID must be between 10 and 100 characters in length.

b. Enter a password for the account.

NOTE: The account password must be between 8 and 32 characters in length and contain at least two of the following: one lowercase alphabetic character, one uppercase alphabetic character, one number, and one special character.

c. Click Create account to add the new account.
ClosedChanging your secondary account

To change your secondary administrator account, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Administration page in the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal application.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal web application, select Settings from the advanced drop-down menu on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal header. The Settings page opens. From the Settings page, click Administration to open the Administration page.

In the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal mobile app, tap the advanced menu () icon, and then select Settings to open the Settings screen. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.

2. Under Second account, click Change second account. The Email field becomes editable.
3. Enter a new email ID for the secondary account.
ClosedRevoking account ownership

To revoke your ownership of an HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site, follow these steps:

ClosedIn the web application

NOTE: This option is only available when a secondary administrator account is configured on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site.

1. Select Settings from the advanced drop-down menu on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal header. The Settings page opens.
2. From the Settings page, click Administration to go to the Administration page.
3. Under Your account > Email > For this Portal site only, you can also, click Revoke your ownership. The Revoke Your Ownership page opens.
4. Click Revoke your ownership to remove your account from the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site.

After your account is removed, you are logged out of the site and redirected to the Sign out page. A confirmation message is displayed, stating that your account has been revoked successfully. If you manage other HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal sites, you can click Sign in again to access another site.

ClosedIn the mobile app

NOTE: This option is only available when a secondary administrator account is configured on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site.

1. Tap the advanced menu () icon on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal home screen.
2. Select Settings to open the Settings screen.
3. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.
4. Tap the advanced menu () icon on the Administration screen, and then select Revoke your ownership. The Revoke Your Ownership screen opens.
5. Tap Revoke your ownership to remove your account from the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site.

After your account is removed, you are logged out of the site and redirected to the Sign out page. A confirmation message is displayed, stating that your account has been revoked successfully. If you manage other HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal sites, you can click Sign in again to access another site.

ClosedTransferring account ownership

HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal allows you to transfer ownership from one administrator account to another. To transfer ownership of an HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal site to another administrator account, follow these steps:

ClosedIn the web application
6. From the Settings page, click Administration to go to the Administration page.
7. Under Your Account > Email > For this Portal site only, you can also, click Transfer your ownership. The Transfer Your Ownership page opens.
8. Enter the new email ID under Email.
9. (Optional) If you are transferring ownership of the site to a brand new administrator account, the New account password field appears. Enter a password for the new account.
10. Click Transfer your ownership to transfer ownership of the site to the new administrator account.

After your account is removed, you are logged out of the site. A confirmation message is displayed, stating that ownership has been transferred successfully.

ClosedIn the mobile app
1. Tap the advanced menu () icon on the HPE OfficeConnect Wi-Fi Portal home screen.
2. Select Settings to open the Settings screen.
3. From the Settings screen, tap Administration to open the Administration screen.
4. Tap the advanced menu () icon on the Administration screen, and then select Transfer your ownership. The Transfer Your Ownership screen opens.
5. Enter the new email ID under Email.
6. (Optional) If you are transferring ownership of the site to a brand new administrator account, the New account password field appears. Enter a password for the new account.
7. Click Transfer your ownership to transfer ownership of the site to the new administrator account.

After your account is removed, you are logged out of the site. A confirmation message is displayed, stating that ownership has been transferred successfully.

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Last Updated June 2018

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