Guest domains

What are guest domains?

Guest domains are email domains that internal users (primary domain users) can share files with. Only domains that are added to the guest domains are allowed access to links shared by internal users (primary domain users).

By default, there are no guest domains added to an organization, which means internal users cannot share files/folders with any email domains other than primary domain emails. Only admins are able to add/remove/update a guest domain.

Adding a new guest domain

Adding a new guest domain requires admin access to admin dashboard. Follow the steps below to add a new guest domain.

1. Sign-in to admin dashboard at https://admin.anchormydata.com.
2. Click on Settings -> Security -> Identity & Provisioning -> Domains.

3. Under Guest Domains, click on Add new Domain button
4. Enter your domain. For example: contoso.com

5. Click on Add. To cancel the addition, click on Cancel button.
6. If the domain addition is successful, you will receive a success notification on the top right corner of the dashboard.

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Deleting an existing guest domain

1. Sign-in to admin dashboard at https://admin.anchormydata.com.
2. Click on Settings -> Security -> Identity & Provisioning -> Domains.
3. To remove a guest domain, click on the delete icon next to the associated guest domain.

2. A dialog box appears to confirm the deletion, click on the Delete button. To cancel the deletion, click on Cancel button.

3. If the domain deletion is successful, you will receive a notification on the top right corner of the dashboard.

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What happens if I delete a guest domain?

Deleting a guest domain will instantly deactivate all the users with emails assocaited to that guest domain. Deactivation means, the guest users will be blocked from accessing all the links shared with them.

Editing an exisiting guest domain

1. Sign-in to admin dashboard at https://admin.anchormydata.com.
2. Click on Settings -> Security -> Identity & Provisioning -> Domains.
3. To edit a guest domain, click on the edit icon next to the associated guest domain.

4. When you click on the edit icon, the guest domain becomes a editable text box.

5. Make your changes and click on the done icon on the right. If you want to cancel the editing, click on the cancel icon on the right.

6. When you click on done icon, a confirmation dialog appears to confirm that changes. Click on Change button to confirm and Cancel button to cancel the changes.

7. If the domain change is successful, you will receive a success notification on the top right corner of the dashboard.

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What happens if I edit a guest domain?

Editing a guest domain will instantly deactivate all the users with emails assocaited to that guest domain. Deactivation means, the guest users will be blocked from accessing all the file/folder links shared with them.

For example: if you change the guest domain from contoso.com to contoso.xyz, then all users in contoso.com will get deactivated.