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In EZNewsAdmin, click on Users in the menu bar. The User Administration window opens which allows you to create new users or edit existing ones. Add users by clicking New, then entering their UT-EID in the Login Name field. For the typical user, the password should be left blank. As long as the user logs into Windows with their UT-EID, and as long as that user is entered as an EZNews user by their UT-EID, EZNews will open without prompting for a password.
Other information can should be entered but is not required although Name is necessary . Name and Department are important to quickly identify users during maintenance. Administrator, Producer and Talent rights can be enabled but can be left blank for typical users. Administrators have the ability to add users, create rundowns, and otherwise administer the EZNews setup. Producers have the ability to manage and edit certain shows or rundowns rundowns that are assigned to them.
Click the Save button to complete.
The process differs a little for EZNews Administrators. Any user that is designated as an EZNews administrator must enter a password in the Password and Confirm Password fields in the User Administration window. The password does not have to match that person’s UT-EID password and as a general security precaution, should not. It is easier if EZNews admins are present during setup so they can enter their own passwords.
TAs for the Broadcast sequence generally add new administrators for the new TAs that follow each semester. However, College tech services sometimes has to fill the void and create new EZNews admins.
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Maintenance of the user base within EZNews should be performed periodically by the designated administrators. It has at times required that a technician sit down with faculty and go through the list to remove old user entries.
Troubleshooting
The Journalism license of EZNews allows for 30 workstations. It is possible to exceed that limit, typically during lab upgrades where whole groups of machines are swapped. If this happens, EZNews may fail to register new workstations. In this case, a support call must be placed with EZNews to re-register the product. There is a backup procedure and license code entry that their support technician will walk you through.
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