====Guest Mode====

//Guest Mode// allows users **read only** access to ARDI data without needing to login with a username or password.

An ARDI server is usually protected by a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Because of this, you rarely need to protect //read// access to your ARDI server by requiring your users to log in again - they've successfully established who they are already.

Of course, you shouldn't allow every untrained user to **write** to ARDI, so Guest Mode doesn't allow any access to write or administrative functions. 

===Enabling Guest Mode===

To enable guest mode, go to the [[Administration Page|Administration page]], choose **Site Options**, and check the 'Guest Mode' checkbox.

===Logging In when in Guest Mode===

You can login to ARDI (to make changes to assets of configurations) by clicking 'Guest' in the top-right corner of the screen and selecting the 'Login' button.

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