Echelon Forums
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Your Forum can be customized to create a look and feel unique to your site. If you don't feel comfortable making the changes, feel free to simply use the default settings, which already create a professional, high-quality look & feel. Here, we've described some of the basics you'll need to know to use your forum.

Accessing Your Forum
To place a link to your new forum on your website, simply add a link to the following URL: http://boards.eesite.com/board.cgi?boardset=XXXX Where the XXXX is the Forum ID Code that you typed in when creating your Echelon Forum. That will link straight into your new message board.

Moderator Access
Of course, with any public forum, there may be individuals who post rude or otherwise inappropriate messages. By giving a select group of individuals "Moderator Powers", they will have access to delete these threads and messages. To activate moderator access, add: ?admin=YYYY to the end of the URL while inside your forums (where YYYY is the Moderator Password).

Administrator Access
A notch higher than Moderators are the Administrators. You should give very few -- if any -- others administrative access to your message boards. This access allows an individual to modify the forum look & feel, as well as add and delete individual message boards. Administrators also have access to the IP Addresses from which each message originated. To activate Administrator access, add: ?admin=ZZZZ to the end of the URL while inside your forums (where ZZZZ is the Administrator Password).