You add a reseller when you want to give a customer the ability
to log in to the reseller control panel to sell server resources
or services to their customers.
Start the
add reseller wizard.
Provide reseller Information
On the reseller information
form, provide the following information, then click Next.
Name.
Required. The name of the reseller. This name appears on the reseller's
account information. Names have to be at least one character in length
and they can include spaces. They cannot include HTML tags, however. Up
to 128 characters are allowed.
Domain
Name. Required. The name of a domain that belongs to the reseller.
The domain name must be unique among resellers and organizations
sites in the system;
you cannot use the same domain name for a reseller and an
organization a site or
for more than one reseller or organization.
site. Type the
domain name in the following format: example.net.
In addition to the top-level domain characters, such as .com,
the domain name can be up to 63 characters in length.
Login
suffix. Required. A name that uniquely identifies the reseller.
Up to 14 characters are allowed. This name is used in the reseller's login
information.
Reseller
Template. Optional. The template you want to use when adding the
reseller. If you have added a template,
you can select it from the drop-down list to pre-fill information on the
add reseller wizard. Only enabled templates appear on the list; disabled
templates are not available for selection.
Name.
Optional. The name of the contact person at the reseller. Any input in
this text box is valid. There is no character limit for the name.
Email.
Required. An email address of the contact person at the reseller. This
address is used when the system sends automated
email messages about new accounts and resources. The address should
be in standard email format, such as username@example.com.
Phone.
Optional. A telephone number at which you can reach the contact person.
This number is for your information only; any input in this text box is
valid.
Language. Optional. The language in which the reseller
will receive the Unify-specific email messages, such as the reseller creation,
reseller deletion, and usage alert email messages. You will also be copied
(Cc) on these email messages that are sent in the locale language of the
reseller.
The default value of this option is set to your
locale language.
If you set the
reseller's locale language to a language other than the default English
(U.S.) language, then you should customize
the message text of all email templates for that language. Otherwise,
the reseller will receive the email messages in the default English language,
even if you have set its locale language to another language.
The list of languages
displayed for the Language option depends upon the language packs installed
on the Unify system. If a particular language is set as the locale language
for either an organization, a reseller, or the service provider, you cannot uninstall
that language pack from the Unify system, unless you set the locale language
settings for all such organizations, resellers and the service provider
to another language.
Create control panel account
On the administrator
account information form, provide the information required to create the
administrator account for the reseller control panel, then click Next. Information includes:
Administrator
Name. Required. The name of the person who will use the reseller
control panel administrator account. Names have to be at least one character
in length.
Username.
Required. The username the administrator will type when logging in to
the reseller control panel. The reseller's domain name is appended to
this username. Username requirements
Password.
Optional. The password
the administrator will type when logging in to the reseller control panel.
Password requirements Password
requirements
Confirm
Password. Required if password is specified. The password retyped.
External
Email. Optional. An email address outside this system at which
you can reach the administrator.
Choose Reseller
options
On the reseller options
form, choose the options you want to enable for the reseller, then click
Next. Options include:
Enable
Reseller to Create Resellers. Select this check box to allow the
reseller to add resellers. If you clear this check box, resellers cannot
add resellers; they can create organizations only. If you enable this
option, you cannot change it after you add the reseller.
Select Services
Choose
the services you want to make available to the reseller, then click Next. All services available on your system appear on
this form.
Choose
service and resource options Choose
Resources for Windows Web Hosting
On the pool information
form, select the pool from which you want to provision the service. You
select the pool only; the server is chosen from among the servers in the
pool.
On the service form,
choose the service resources you want to make available to the reseller,
then click Next. For
reseller service options, click the links below to open the service-specific Help. For
reseller service options, see the service-specific online Help.
Choose the service
resources you want to make available to the reseller, then click Next. For information about resource options and limits,
click the link below to open the service-specific Help.
Verify information
Review the information
about the reseller. To make changes, click Previous.
To add the reseller, click Finish.
The reseller is added and is displayed on the resellers
page. If you enabled the reseller control panel login and services, the
reseller can log in and begin to resell resources or services immediately.
If you supplied an email address for the reseller, an email message is
automatically sent notifying the contact person that the reseller account
is enabled. See the Email settings
page for more information about automated messages.