If both me and one of my friends use WebRoot, can we share an install with each other? It says that you can install it on multiple PCs, but what would be the down side of installing it on each other's machine?
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Hi bucaar
Welcome to the Community Forums.
Well, there would be none that I can think of if, as Complete users, you make sure that you set up, from the outset, so that you each have your own Password & Bakup & Sync-related data. Otherwise any password or data that you save would be accessible by your friend and vice versa...perhaps not something that you would want to do?
So if you and your friend, under the same WSA license, want to run/have separate Password Manager accounts, well in that case then one of you (let's assume that is you) will need to have main Console access and control the whole thing, but you can also provide a separate Password Manager account to your friend (and others in the future). To do that:
If you have only one user profile set up, click the 'Create New Users' button. Each user profile is, just like yours, a specific email address. Create an additional user for your friend.
For his new user profile, once created, go to 'Permissions'. There you can allow him Console access, or block him from it.
Also, you will need to set the permissions for Passwords, and if you so desire you can also allow him separate Backup&Sync access as well, in which case he will go into a different Backup&Sync folder and so your friend will not be able to access your files or passwords, AND vice versa. Just a quick note here to advise that, the WSA Backup size allocation is for the license/group and NOT per user.
Further, suggestion; that you do not provide Admin Console Access to anyone other than yourself, as that will give them access to make changes (perhaps more pertinent if you want to allow further users to make use of these features).
Well, I hope that answers the question/makes sense? Please do not hesitate to come back here and let us know how you get on or if you have further questions.
Regards, Baldrick
Welcome to the Community Forums.
Well, there would be none that I can think of if, as Complete users, you make sure that you set up, from the outset, so that you each have your own Password & Bakup & Sync-related data. Otherwise any password or data that you save would be accessible by your friend and vice versa...perhaps not something that you would want to do?
So if you and your friend, under the same WSA license, want to run/have separate Password Manager accounts, well in that case then one of you (let's assume that is you) will need to have main Console access and control the whole thing, but you can also provide a separate Password Manager account to your friend (and others in the future). To do that:
- Log into your Account Conole
- At the upper right, click your email address
- Select 'Manage Users'
- Check how many user profiles you have already set up here.
If you have only one user profile set up, click the 'Create New Users' button. Each user profile is, just like yours, a specific email address. Create an additional user for your friend.
For his new user profile, once created, go to 'Permissions'. There you can allow him Console access, or block him from it.
Also, you will need to set the permissions for Passwords, and if you so desire you can also allow him separate Backup&Sync access as well, in which case he will go into a different Backup&Sync folder and so your friend will not be able to access your files or passwords, AND vice versa. Just a quick note here to advise that, the WSA Backup size allocation is for the license/group and NOT per user.
Further, suggestion; that you do not provide Admin Console Access to anyone other than yourself, as that will give them access to make changes (perhaps more pertinent if you want to allow further users to make use of these features).
Well, I hope that answers the question/makes sense? Please do not hesitate to come back here and let us know how you get on or if you have further questions.
Regards, Baldrick
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