Portal Direct Entry skips the Gateway and Login pages when users access the URL for Blackboard Learn. Instead, users see the first portal tab. When users access the system through Portal Direct Entry, they're considered guests until they log in. The Login Module is a portal module that allows users to type a user name and password to log in. You can add this module on any module tab to allow users to log in to the system.

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If you allow users to create accounts and turn on Portal Direct Entry, a Create Account link appears in the Login Module. The module is no longer available after users log in.

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Authentication types

The portal login page appears only if one of these authentication types is set: Datatel, LDAP, or RDBMS.

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Edit Login Module properties

  1. On the Administrator Panel in the Communities section, select Tabs and Modules.
  2. Select Modules.
  3. Open the Login Module's menu and select Edit Properties. This table describes the available options.
    Login Module Properties
    Option Description
    Enter Tab Information
    Title [r] Edit the title.
    Module Type Login Module automatically appears here.
    Description Provide a description for the module. This description doesn't appear to users.
    Availability
    System Availability Set to Yes by default if Portal Direct Entry is turned on. You may set this option to No if Portal Direct Entry is turned on. If you select No, the Login Module is removed from all module pages and users must use the icon at the top of the page to access the login page. You can't turn on the Login Module if Portal Direct Entry isn't on.
    Available for Use on a Course Module Page Select Yes to make the module available for use on Course Module pages.
    Available for Use on an Organization Module page Select Yes to make the module available for use on Organization Module pages.
  4. Select Submit.

Edit Login module content

The Login Module appears to users when Portal Direct Entry is on. You can add text for the module on the Module Contents Login Module page. The text appears in the module along with username and password boxes.

  1. On the Administrator Panel in the Communities section, select Tabs and Modules.
  2. Select Modules.
  3. Open the menu and select Edit Contents.
  4. Provide Text that appears to users in the text box of the module. Users may enter HTML in this area. Users shouldn't add <body> tags, <form> tags, or <form element> tags. These tags cause issues when the page is accessed by end users.
  5. Select Submit.