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Getting Started

Before you start with GroupID, learn about the following:

  • GroupID clients
  • Initial Admin Center configurations after installation
  • Compatible devices and browsers
  • Supported languages

GroupID Clients​

The GroupID application has the following main modules or clients:

  • Admin Center - The administrative console that enables administrators to configure settings and controls that GroupID needs to function.
  • GroupID portal - The user-facing portal that enables administrators and users to create and manage directory objects, sync data between providers, manage entitlements for file servers and SharePoint sites, and generate reports to analyze your directory.
  • GroupID mobile app - The app provides limited functions, like searching the directory and joining/leaving groups. You can also perform these operations in the GroupID portal, but the app is more convenient.
  • Management Shell - This command-line interface is for users who are comfortable with scripts. Use Management Shell cmdlets instead of the GroupID portal to perform several group and user management functions.
  • APIs - Integrate other applications with GroupID to perform several user management and group management functions.

Initial Admin Center Configurations​

After you install and configure GroupID, the Super Admin is the only user who can sign into Admin Center. (See the Access Admin Center topic.) This user must create an identity store and configure security roles, so that other users can sign in and use the application. The Super Admin can choose to configure further settings or let another admin user in an identity store do so.

Configure the following settings in Admin Center so that administrators and users can perform identity and access management tasks using GroupID:

  • Create and configure identity stores - You build an identity store on an identity provider. With an identity store, you can manage objects and object permissions in the provider. See the Identity Stores topic for additional information.
  • Create data sources - You build a data source on a provider, such as directories, databases, and files. Synchronize jobs, query-based searches, and group membership queries use data sources as source and destination. See the Data Sources topic.
  • Create a GroupID portal - Create a web-based GroupID portal and link it to an identity store, so that users can carry out user, group, and entitlement management tasks. See the GroupID Portal topic.
  • Create an SMS gateway account - Using an SMS gateway account, GroupID sends text messages to users’ mobile numbers, which may include verification codes and password reset links. See the SMS Gateway topic.

See the Menu Pane topic for additional information.

Compatibility​

This section lists the browsers, devices, and languages that GroupID supports.

  • Supported devices - Admin Center and the GroupID portal can run on all modern desktop, laptop, and tablet devices.

  • Supported browsers - Admin Center and the GroupID portal support the latest versions of the following browsers:

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Safari
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

Localization​

GroupID detects the language settings of the web browser accessing Admin Center or the GroupID portal, and attempts to serve the application’s content in that language. Supported languages are:

  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English (default)
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Icelandic
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Turkish

If GroupID doesn't support the browser’s language set or if it can't detect it, GroupID serves the content in English.

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