Many companies maintain multiple Egnyte accounts, enabling disparate business units to collaborate in controlled environments. Some examples include:
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A financial services firm that maintains two different accounts: one for their analyst unit and one for their retail brokerage unit.
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A manufacturer with an account for each of its two subsidiaries, and another for the parent holding company.
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A multinational engineering firm that has divided its users geographically: Europe and Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
However, certain users (high-ranking executives, cross-projects team members, IT administrators, etc.) may need access to more than one account. Having to enter multiple login credentials for each account can be cumbersome.
Domain Switching
Multiple Entity Management (MEM) enables authorized users to switch between Egnyte accounts without having to re-enter account credentials on the Web UI. Once this feature has been enabled, a list of linked accounts will appear at the top of the user's screen. Switching between accounts is simple: just select an account from the drop-down menu, and go.
Domain switching is also available through the Egnyte mobile app without having to enable MEM. Log in to all Egnyte accounts with authorization; tap between accounts in the left panel under the hamburger icon.
Requirements & Limitations
Requirements
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The Multiple Entity Management feature is only available to customers on the Enterprise Lite, Enterprise, Elite, and Ultimate plan.
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Users must have an active account with same Egnyte-validated email address in all the linked domains (Web UI access only).
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Egnyte must link the accounts behind the scenes for the feature to work (Web UI access only).
Limitations
- Domain switching is currently supported through the Web UI and the Mobile App.
- When the Desktop App, each domain must be added separately on a different drive.
- Domain configuration and settings for each domain are not shared across linked domains and each linked domain must be configured and maintained separately.
This feature is the first in a powerful suite that will allow the users to manage multiple Egnyte accounts. To enable and benefit from Multiple Entity Management contact us.