Creating the customer account

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After payment has been taken from the customer, it is time to set him up on the DTC Control Panel.

Create the customer account

  • Go to the Customer Management button at the top and select New customer:
  • Fill in as many details as you can on this page and click save. You can ignore the Quota and Allowed data transfer boxes at the bottom.
  • Go to the Users Administration button at the top and select New virtual admin:
  • Add the login name using their firstname followed immediately by their surname unless they request a specific username. Add a digital at the end if there are any conflicts.
  • Set a password using the password provided in their database entry in the custpackage table using the phpMyAdmin console. If they have not set a suitable password (e.g. blank, too simple or invalid), generate one using the cog symbol to the right of the password box.
  • Go back to the Customer Management window, select the customer previously created and Add an administrator to this customer, selecting the username just created: