Server Setup
Step 2: Creating an Account

All of ACP's web and FTP services are protected by username/password logins. Thus it is not possible for "just anyone" to view pages or assume control of your observatory. Only those people to whom you grant access can use your observatory. Web and FTP servers share the same user accounts.
note You should only grant access to people who you trust. By granting someone basic access, you are giving them the right to seize control of the observatory and acquire single images. If you give them permission to upload things, they can upload observing plans and do long automated runs, acquiring many images. If you give them permission to upload and to execute scripts, they can do anything, including erasing your hard drive. For details on account permissions, see Web Account Privileges.

Moral: give accounts and permissions only to those you trust, and do not give "run scripts" permissions to anyone but yourself and your most trusted users!

Now we'll create an account for you. The process is the same when creating accounts for others. Be sure ACP is still running from the previous step.
  1. Click this button to show the ACP Web Users preferences dialog. The list is initially empty.
  2. Click New to display the New User dialog.
  3. In the upper field, enter your full name, for example, John Q. Public
  4. In the lower field, enter a username for login, for example, jpublic.
  5. Click OK to close the New User dialog. Note that the full name appears in the list.
  6. Click on your name in the list. Notice the generated password. ACP generates random passwords. These are difficult to remember, but also difficult to crack. Consider using the generated password. If you want to change it, do so now.
  7. For yourself, click Allow File Uploading, Allow Script Execution, and Allow Using FTP Server.
  8. Now click OK to close the Web Users dialog. Leave ACP running.
You are now ready to log into ACP's web and FTP servers. First we'll use the browser on this computer, then we'll use a browser on different computer at your facility.

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