Create connection key

Once you have created one or more groups, you can give people a connection key that will:

1. Start up Contribute (provided it is installed on their computer)
2. Bring them to the home page you've designed for that website and group (provided they have an active connection to the Internet)
3. Enforce the restrictions you have set for that permission group

You can create the connection key in either Dreamweaver MX 6.1 or Contribute. To be honest, I have had better results doing this in Contribute than Dreamweaver, but you can try both and see what works for you.

To Create a Connection Key in Dreamweaver:

1. From the menu bar, choose "Site"
2. From the site menu, choose "Administer Contribute Site..."
3. When prompted, enter the Administrator Password
4. In the Administer Website dialog box, click the button "Send Connection Key"
5. Choose whether or not to send the current settings. If you choose "No", you will be prompted through a wizard interface to define the connection settings. If you choose "Yes", you can further decide whether or not to include the FTP login and password (which is encrypted) as part of the key. These settings include:
   • How you connect to the web server
   • The name of the server
   • The login name and password to be used
6. Click the "Next>" button
7. Enter the password for the file owner, if required
8. From the list, choose the appropriate group
9. Click the "Next>" button
10. In the Export Wizard, choose to send the key via email (Windows only) or to save it in a file on the local machine (Windows and Mac OS) --- For workshop, please save the key
11. Enter a password that users who receive this key will need to use to activate it. This encrypts the key
12. Click "Next>"
13. Click "Done"
14. Choose where to save the key or follow prompts to send it via email

To Create a Connection Key in Contribute:

1. From the file menu, choose "Contribute" (Mac OS) or "Edit" (Windows)
2. From this menu, choose "Administer Websites"
3. From the websites menu, choose the appropriate website
4. If requested, enter the administration password for this website
6. In the Administer Website dialog box, click the button "Send Connection Key"
7. Choose whether or not to send the current settings. If you choose "No", you will be prompted through a wizard interface to define the connection settings. If you choose "Yes", you can further decide whether or not to include the FTP login and password (which is encrypted) as part of the key. These settings include:
   • How you connect to the web server
   • The name of the server
   • The login name and password to be used
8. Click the "Next>" button
9. Enter the password for the file owner, if required
10. From the list, choose the appropriate group
11. Click the "Next>" button
12. In the Export Wizard, choose to send the key via email (Windows only) or to save it in a file on the local machine (Windows and Mac OS) --- For workshop, please save the key
13. Enter a password that users who receive this key will need to use to activate it. This encrypts the key
14. Click "Next>"
15. Click "Done"
16. Choose where to save the key