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The ITDE Team has established an employee database to provide information for the on-line staff directory and to provide user security and authentication for future web applications. As a result, when we deploy new applications that require user authentication (e.g., Soils Recommendations, Request for Educational Materials, FormBuilder, etc.), we will use the employee database as our user base. This means that each staff member will have a single username and password that will apply across the web applications we deploy.

In the coming days, each employee will receive an email with their username and password and a link to the Employee Database. Each person should log in to the management interface at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/cestaffadmin/staff/staff_home.cfm , using the username and password provided in the email. You should then go to the "Edit my information" option to check your personal information. Please note that holding the mouse pointer over the question marks next to some fields will provide more information about how the field is used. For example, the message "only enter a phone (or FAX) number if you have a direct phone line; if you are in an office with a shared incoming phone (or FAX) number, it will be listed that way in the directory" will appear while holding the pointer over the question mark next to the phone information input field.

You may also want to change your password to one that's easier for you to remember. Please don't choose a simple password (e.g., "coopext", "password", etc.) since your username and password will be the basis for securing all of our future web applications. If at anytime you forget your password, there is an option on the login screen to have it emailed to you (ITDE staff will not be able to retrieve your password.)

The goal of this system is to make it more seamless when moving from one web application to another, and to be able to provide different levels of functionality depending on a user's role.

Existing web applications (e.g., TERS) will continue to work as before. Older applications will only be modified to use the new staff database when they undergo an upgrade or major modification. Therefore, you will still encounter the pop-up dialog box asking for our standard username (ceuser) and password.