Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of StaffClient

Timestamp:

Jul 17, 2019, 10:52:04 AM (4 years ago)

Author:

Dan Scott

Comment:

More info about the staff client and authentication

StaffClient

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 Conifer offers a web staff client that you can use in the Firefox or Chrome browsers at https://laurentian.concat.ca/eg/staff
 
-While most functionality is available in the web staff client, as of 2.12 it is still considered "beta" quality.
+As of 3.1, the web staff client is considered "production" quality by the Evergreen development team, and the installed staff client is deprecated.
 
 == Installed staff client ==
-Conifer uses a custom Evergreen staff client that you must download from the Conifer site.
+Conifer offers a custom Evergreen staff client that you must download from the Conifer site.
 
 === Installing the Conifer staff client using the Windows installer package ===
@@ -31 +31 @@
 == Registering the workstation at a Laurentian University library ==
 
-When you initially register the workstation on a given computer, Conifer does not know what library you work for, and thus cannot use alternative authentication schemes such as LDAP. Instead, Conifer has to use the built-in Evergreen account to authenticate the first time. This poses a problem, as you typically do not (and should not) know your password for your built-in Evergreen account.
+When you initially register the workstation on a given computer, Conifer does not know what library you work for, and thus cannot use alternative authentication schemes such as LDAP. Instead, Conifer has to use the built-in Evergreen account to authenticate (just the first time for the installed staff client, but every time for the web staff client). This poses a problem, as you typically do not (and should not) know your password for your built-in Evergreen account.
 
-Therefore, if you work at a site that normally uses an alternate authentication scheme, such as Laurentian's use of LDAP authentication, you will first need to either:
+Therefore, if you work at a site that normally uses an alternate authentication scheme, such as Laurentian's use of LDAP authentication, you will need to either:
 
-a. have another staff person who knows their Evergreen user name and password log onto your workstation using their built-in Evergreen account to register it; or
+a. (''installed staff client only'') have another staff person who knows their Evergreen user name and password log onto your workstation using their built-in Evergreen account to register it; or
 
 b. have a staff person set your Evergreen password to a known value, so that you can authenticate using the built-in Evergreen user name (''mx_example@laurentian.ca'') and password. ''This is the only way you can currently log into the web-based staff client''
 
-Once you have registered the workstation, you can subsequently log in to the '''desktop''' client using your LDAP password - although note that you will always have to use your full email address (for example, ''mx_example@laurentian.ca'') for your user name when logging into the staff client.
+Once you have registered the workstation, you can subsequently log in to the '''installed''' staff client using your LDAP password - although note that you will always have to use your full email address (for example, ''mx_example@laurentian.ca'') for your user name when logging into the staff client.