Getting started

Getting access
System requirements
Signing in and out
- Sign in
- Sign out

Before using Media Portal, make sure that you have received all the necessary information from your administrator, and that your system meets the system requirements.

Getting access

Before you can use Media Portal, your administrator sends you a Welcome e-mail with a URL link to Media Portal and a temporary password. Contact your administrator if you have not yet received this Welcome e-mail.

You need the following to use Media Portal:

URL location: The URL location of Media Portal. Your administrator provides this URL in a Welcome e-mail.
Username: Your e-mail address. When you log in, your e-mail address serves as your username.
Password: A password. Your administrator provides you with a temporary password in a Welcome e-mail. The first time you log in to Media Portal, you are asked to change this password.

System requirements

Before using Media Portal, make sure that your system meets the system requirements and recommendations:

Microsoft® Windows® XP or later or Macintosh® OS X 10.3.9 or higher
1 GB RAM or higher required (2 GB or higher recommended), color monitor and video card supporting True Color at 1024x768 resolution or higher, JAVA-enabled browser, Flash 10.0 or higher
Windows supported browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 1.5.0 or higher Firefox 2.0 or higher
Macintosh supported browsers: Safari 2.1 or higher, Firefox™ 2.0 or higher

Note: If your browser does not have Flash Player version 10, you can download it from Adobe at www.adobe.com/go/learn_sc7_flashplayer_en .

Signing in and out

The Welcome e-mail you received contains information for signing in to Media Portal.

Sign in

Start your web browser.
Go to the Media Portal sign-in page by entering its URL (you get this URL in a Welcome e-mail from your administrator).
Enter your e-mail address in the Username box.
Enter your password in the Password box. On your initial sign-in, you are asked to enter a new password.

Note: If you forget your password, click Forgot Your Password? A new, randomly generated, password is e-mailed to you. The first time you log in with this new password, you are asked to change it.
(Optional) Select Remember My Username to make your computer remember your e-mail address.
Click Login.

Sign out

When you have finished using Media Portal, do one of the following:

Click Sign Out (in the upper-right corner of the screen).
Close your browser window.

Important: Because Media Portal is web-based, going to a different web site exits the Media Portal. For example, if you click the Back button in your browser window, you exit Media Portal.