Once your client's account has been created in the BrainStorm platform, this article will assist you in your next steps.
Step 1: Set License Limits and Expiration Dates
NOTE: Licensing limits and expiration dates do not come over for your clients.You will need to go in and update them to the correct license counts and expiration dates for each pack.
- Log into the BrainStorm Admin portal (https://admin.brainstorminc.com)
- On the left hand side click on Accounts > All
- Search for and click on your Client's account (Do not MOBO into their account)
- Click on Packs
- Click on the ellipses next to the pack you wish to update > Select Edit Licensing
- Update the Licenses and Expiration Date > Click SAVE
- Repeat for all packs that need to be updated
Step 2: Complete Technical Configuration
- Update Logo
- You will want to update the logo that comes across automatically for your client to a 1:1 or 1056p x 1056p
- See: Account Configuration Guide (Add Company Logo)
- You will want to update the logo that comes across automatically for your client to a 1:1 or 1056p x 1056p
- Authentication
- We recommend you using Single-Sign-On (SSO) for all of your clients
- To set up Single-Sign_on (SSO) you will need to:
- Other options include:
- Passwords: If the Single-Sign-On (SSO) feature is not configured, the BrainStorm platform will default to password set up
- Magic Links: A password-less login method that sends a unique, one-time-use link to a user's email to sign in to their account.
- We recommend you using Single-Sign-On (SSO) for all of your clients
- Add Users
- We recommend you use an integration to manage your users such as Microsoft Graph or Google Integration
- See: Adding & Managing Users using an integration
- Other options include:
- Importing Users with CSV: Adding & Managing Users via CSV
- Manually Creating Users: Adding & Managing Users manually
- We recommend you use an integration to manage your users such as Microsoft Graph or Google Integration
- Whitelisting for Emails
- For email messaging you may need to whitelist the following 2 IP addresses:
- 159.183.129.244
- 158.247.19.189
- For email messaging you may need to whitelist the following 2 IP addresses:
- Add Trusted Sites
- For content streaming, you may need to add the following Trusted Sites:
Step 3: Manage Customer Content
- Ensure your Templates are in place
- Templates are a new functionality in Brainstorm that allow you to centrally manage content for all your customers. Ideally you will have these in place before the migration, but it can be done at any time.
- See: Templates
- Configure the User Engagement pack
- Brainstorm utilized the Brainstorm User Engagement Pack to send out weekly communications to users and managers.
- This pack is automatically given to all QuickHelp migrating accounts
- For users to receive the weekly updates you will need to do the following:
- Issues licenses for this specific pack to all users through the creation of an all-users group
- Ensure communication preferences in your account setting are set to active
- In the BrainStorm Admin portal click on Settings >Communication Preferences Automatic System Messages
- Toggle on Weekly User Digest and Manager Digest as needed
Step 4: Redirect Users from QuickHelp to the BrainStorm platform
Prior to deactivating QuickHelp, you may wish to "redirect" the end users from QuickHelp to the BrainStorm platform for approximately 2-4 weeks.
To enable the Migration Redirect feature:
- Click Settings on the QuickHelp Admin page.
- Under the Company section, enable Redirect users to BrainStorm.
- Click Save Changes.
Step 5: Deactivate QuickHelp
NOTE: Redirecting your clients will no longer function once they have been deactivated.
To Deactivate a Client:
1. Log in to the QuickHelp Admin portal (https:/admin.quickhelp.com)
2. Click CUSTOMERS > and click on the customer that you wish to deactivate (please do not MOBO into that customer)3. Uncheck the Active Box
4. Click SAVE CHANGES (on the bottom of the screen in the black)