Password Reset Settings

When the authentication type is OWN and Email has been configured on the Server, you can configure a Forgot Your Password? link to appear on the DivePort or ProDiver logon screen. This allows any user to request a password reset. This is a DiveLine-wide setting, not specific for a particular user or DivePort portal.

To set the DivePort password reset option:

  1. Open the DiveLine connection (see Opening and Closing Connections).

  2. Select Tools > Server Settings > General.

  3. Expand the User Management section.

  4. Select the Allow Password Reset check box, and click Password Reset Settings.

    The ClosedPassword Reset Settings dialog box opens.

    Password Reset Settings dialog box

  5. Set the following items:

    • Set the number of minutes allowed for the user to reset the password.
    • Enter a From email address (required).
    • Customize the subject line.
    • Enter a generic message for all portals. You may also want to remind users about the required elements in a new password. If the password reset was not requested from ProDiver, the email that is sent includes a link to the DivePort where the user requested the password reset.
    • NOTE: You can suppress inclusion of the DivePort URL and user name with a set command. See the Boolean examples in Set Commands.
  6. Click OK.

  7. Save the Server Settings tab.

In the DivePort or Prodiver Logon dialog box, a Forgot Your Password? link now appears, and a user can request a password reset.

When clicking this link, users are asked to supply their user name and are informed that an email message was sent.

NOTE: For this to work as expected:

  • The DiveLine administrator must configure email notifications for the DiveLine in Workbench (see Email Notifications)
  • The DiveLine administrator must associate email addresses with user accounts as defined in Workbench (see Managing Users)
  • The DivePort users might need to refresh the DivePort instance that is open in their browser or restart ProDiver.