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Advanced User Management extension: Content Privacy - Channels

Rev Mar. 13, 2019

Description:

Step-by-step instructions on how set privacy/content view restriction for a Channel.

Requirements of this tutorial:

• Previous understanding on how to create/edit Channels.
• Your WebTV must have the Advanced User Management extension.

Notes:

• Version used for the screen captures: WS.WebTV Professional 3.1 (all extensions enabled). Some options/features might be different, respect your WebTV, depending on the installed version and extensions you have purchased.
• The interface may be slightly different depending on the Web browser and operating system.

1. Goto to the Channels page and edit the desired Channel...

2. Go to the Privacy tab...
Channel Privacy
Click the Privacy drop-down and you will be able to select one among three options:

Public (default)
The Channel can be watched by any user who visits the WebTV.
Privacy: Public
(Screen capture from the Privacy tab of a Clip, which is essentially the same for Channels).

Restricted: Per Access Level
The Channel will require login in order to be watched. However, the logged User's Access Level must be equal or greater than the specified one; otherwise, it will not be allowed to watch the Channel.
For example: If you set Access Level to "Author", any Author, Admin or Webmaster will be able to watch the Channel, but Contributors and Subscriber won't.
Privacy: Per access level
(Screen capture from the Privacy tab of a Clip, which is essentially the same for Channels).

Restricted: Per User
The Channel will require login in order to be watched. However, only allowed Users will be able to watch the Channel.
Privacy: Per direct user assignment
(Screen capture from the Privacy tab of a Clip, which is essentially the same for Channels).

At the top, you can select the User Groups that you wish to give permission to. At the bottom, you can select, individually, the Users that you wish to give permission to.

...Save the Channel when you are done.