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Configuring user accounts

To make the most of using Mezzmo server's web interface, you should customize your user accounts to match how you want them to access your Mezzmo server and what files they can access.

Setting a personal homepage

You can personalize the homepage for each user account that you create.

  1. Click Web Access toolbar item to display the Web Access dialog.
  2. Select a user account and click Edit button.
  3. On the User Settings dialog, go to the Homepage tab and enter the title, description and backdrop for the homepage.
    User Settings dialog (Homepage tab)
  4. Click OK to save your changes.
  5. In a web browser, view the user account's login page. You can find the link to the user's login page on the User Settings dialog (User tab).
    Web browser - Mezzmo Homepage

Setting the playlists & folders that the user can access

When you create a user account, you may want to restrict the user t just seeing certain folders and playlists in your Mezzmo library. You can do this with the User Setting dialog (Shared Playlist/Folders tab).

  1. Click Web Access toolbar item to display the Web Access dialog.
  2. Select a user account and click Edit button.
  3. On the User Settings dialog, go to the Shared Playlists/Folders tab.
  4. Click Add button to choose a folders or playlists that you want the user to access.
    User Setting dialog (Shared Playlists/Folders tab)
  5. Click OK to save your changes.
  6. In a web browser, view the user account's login page. You can find the link to the user's login page on the User Settings dialog (User tab).
    Web browser - Shared Playlists & Folders

Allowing the user to access your Mezzmo server outside your home network

There are two ways to access your Mezzmo server via a web browser:

  • Restricted access. Access is available only when the user is on your home network in your home (i.e. not allowed to access your web server when outside your home network).
  • No restrictions. Access is available to the user when accessing via your home network in your home or outside your home.

To set the level of access:

Setting the parental control features for the user