Users, groups & permissions

Time Zones in Kontainer

Styling & navigation

How to set your personal time zone in Kontainer, and what it controls throughout the platform.

Regions in Kontainer

Styling & navigation

How to set your personal region in Kontainer, and how it differs from your language and time zone settings.

Archive folder

Admin settings

Move files to the Archive folder to detach them from the Album, Smart, and Mirror Folders without trashing and eventually deleting them. The Archive folder works differently from other folders, creati…

Establishing an SSO connection

Admin settings

You can set up users in Kontainer via SSO to create a secure and seamless experience for your internal users. We have a standard setup for Microsoft Entra ID, ADFS and Google. Get in touch for other s…

User Maintenance Guide

Admin settings

As your list of users grows, people leave and come into new positions you can start to lose track. This guide helps you maintain your list of users and manage access to avoid unwanted use. We recommen…

Create users

Admin settings

New users and user groups are created and managed by Admin users under the Access menu. Visit our Permissions guide for guidance on creating and managing users. To gain access to a Kontainer, please c…

Set up Public Portals

Admin settings

Make portals that log users straight into specific folders or areas of your Kontainer. These are encrypted links you can share without any worries. The links users only see files and data you make ava…

Permissions

Admin settings

Setting up and managing access in Kontainer is simple. You can easily give, edit, and remove rights for user groups or individual users.   MANAGING ACCESS Depending on user types and permissions,…

Intro Guide for New Admin Users

Admin settings

Welcome as an admin user in Kontainer. We are excited to have you join the platform. The system has many uses, yet it is intuitive and user-friendly. Everything should make sense; if not, do let us kn…

User Registrations

Admin settings

You can allow new users to self-register from your login page. These users will be added to a Group (with a set of permissions) of your choice. Go to Settings > User registration and select enable …

Language Settings

Admin settings

Making your users feel at home The Kontainer platform provides a list of preconfigured interface languages to ensure a user-friendly experience across localities. In this article, you’ll learn h…

Set User Permissions for Folders

Admin settings

You can give detailed access rights for all folders for groups or individual users. There are five permission levels: None View Download Upload Delete With Delete rights, a user can also create new fo…

Enable Terms and Conditions

Admin settings

Create a terms and conditions message that will appear when a new user logs in. This text can be any important notice, such as legal or ethical conditions that your company requires users to adhere to…

User Groups

Admin settings

We would recommend that you think of your users in groups rather than individual users. This makes it a lot easier to administrate permissions and accesses. Use cases vary a lot, but here are some exa…

Reset Password

Intro to DAM

For your own user Go to your user profile icon in the bottom left corner and click edit profile. Select set new password and either manually type in a new password or autogenerate a password.   R…

Delete or Deactivate Users

Admin settings

Go to Access > Users Select the users that you either want to delete or deactivate. In the top menu, either hit delete or deactivate to confirm. Read more about how to create users and different us…

Make a User Delegated Admin

Admin settings

Managing access can become time-consuming for larger organizations with many users across teams and locations. In this case, we offer the Delegated Admin option. A Delegated Admin is a Normal User wit…

DAM statistics

Admin settings

Find out who is logging into your Kontainer and what content is most popular. Track statistics Kontainer from the Access menu or find out how a specific file is faring. Standard statistics available i…

Set Time Expiration for Users

Admin settings

For all four user types, you can set an expiry date. Read more about the different user types here.   Go to Access > Users and click on the user, that you want to edit. Go to Profile and find …

Get Notified for New Files and Comments

Intro to DAM

Receive notifications when new files are uploaded and changed in your Kontainer; and when new comments are made on a file as part of your approval workflow. Read more on commenting and approving here.…