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To create a new password protected directory, you must first create the directory if it does not already exist. This is best accomplished using your FTP client.
1.) connect to ftp.yourdomain.com with your FTP software.
2.) log in with your username and password.
3.) click on the mainwebsite_html folder to be redirected to where your website files reside.
4.) in the html folder, create the new subfolder you wish to protect (technique depends on your FTP client.)
5.) upload your files into this new directory (see the note at the bottom of this tutorial!)
Once this is done, open your favourite web browser and log into the web-based site administrator located at http://www.yourdomain.com/admin with your username and password. Then:
6.) click on the Configuration link in the left menu under the Web Server title.
Each unique directory will need a unique group so that only members of that group can access the directory. So, to create a new group:
7.) click on the Manage Groups link.
8.) enter a suitable group name such as group1, group2, etc.
9.) you may create more than one group at a time.
Next, you will have to create at least one user which will belong to your new group(s). To do this:
10.) click on the Manage Users link.
11.) enter a username and password and indicate which group this user is to belong to.
12.) you may create more than one user per group.
Now, you're ready to password protect the new directory to made in step 4 above:
13.) click on the Protect Directories link.
14.) click on the padlock icon shown beside the directory you wish to protect.
15.) in the AuthName box, type the username you created in step 11 above.
Note that, because visitors cannot browse an empty directory, you must either create an index file with hyperlinks to your data files, or alternately, provide a link to your clients which will send them directly to the file (for example, www.yourdomain.com/newdirectory/thisfile.jpg).