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Portals

The Portals overview in the MSP administration portal, listing portal name, URL, licence details, disk usage and an Actions column

Note: This page is only available to MSP admins.

This screen shows a list of all FileCap portals that are active on this FileCap server.

The following items are shown on this page:

  • Portal name
  • URL
  • License type
    There are multiple license types possible:
    1. MSP-SUB
      This is a paid FileCap license.

    2. SUB-Trial
      This is a 30-day trial license; portals with this license will have a yellow background color in this overview. These licenses can be converted into a paid FileCap license (MSP-SUB) at any time.

  • License start
  • License valid until
    It is possible for the MSP admin to extend a license by clicking the license icon under Actions.
  • MSP Access allowed
  • Disk usage
  • Disk quota
  • Max transfer size
  • ActionsThe actions are described below.

Adding a new portal#

The Create new portal dialog, with fields for portal name, portal URL, disk quota and maximum transfer size

With the “New” button, it is possible to create a new portal.

SettingDescription
Portal nameEnter the portal name that is displayed in the portal overview.
Portal URLEnter the FQDN that will be used for this FileCap portal (for example filecap.customer.nl)
Disk quota (GB)Enter the number of gigabytes (GB) that this portal can use for storing transfers. Note: 0 (zero) can be used so there is no limit.
Max transfer size (MB)Enter the number of megabytes (MB) that this portal can send in one transfer. Note: 0 (zero) can be used so there is no limit.

Settings for existing portals#

Certificate settings#

The Manage portal certificate dialog, listing one valid certificate and an Add new certificate button

With the certificate settings button, it is possible to view the status of the certificate of the portal in question.

Under “Add new certificate”, it is also possible to request new certificates. There are two options:

The Certificate type list open, offering Free public certificate and Upload own certificate

Free public certificate#

By using this option, a certificate is automatically requested via Let’s Encrypt.

Upload own certificate#

If this option is selected, it is possible to upload your own certificate for this specific portal.

SettingDescription
SSL certificate (PFX/P12)Select the PFX or P12 file containing the certificate. Note: the PFX/P12 must contain at least the following: - The certificate - CA and intermediate certificates - Private key If one of the above items is missing, importing the certificate will fail.
PasswordEnter the password of the PFX/P12 here so it can be installed.

View license#

The License info dialog, showing licence type, validity dates and user count, with fields to change the number of users and the extension period

With the view license button, it is possible to view the license, extend it, or request a new license.

Request/Change license#

When the request or change license button is clicked, two selection fields become available: “Number of users” and “Number of years” or “Extention period (years)”. With these, an MSP admin can convert the license of the customer in question from a SUB-Trial to a paid MSP-SUB license, or extend an existing license with more users or additional duration.

The reseller of the FileCap MSP server in question will receive an invoice from FileCap Sales for the requested licenses.

Modify#

The Modify portal dialog, with the portal name, disk quota and maximum transfer size

Here are a number of options for modifying the portal in question; the following options are possible:

  • Change the portal name that is displayed in the portal list.
  • Change the “Disk quota” of this portal, in gigabytes. If this is set to 0, there is no limit.
  • Change the “Max. transfer size” of this portal, in megabytes. If this is set to 0, there is no limit.

Delete#

The delete confirmation, which asks you to type the portal URL and warns that deleting erases all data

To delete the portal in question, the portal URL must be entered as confirmation.

When the portal is deleted, all data sent via this portal will also be deleted.

Open portal#

This allows logging in to the portal in question as an “MSP User”. This is only possible if “MSP access allowed” is activated (which is the default setting). End users can change this setting under “Admin panel”, so that MSP resellers do not have access to the portal.