Using the CMS
Accessing the Content Management System (CMS)
Access to the Content Management System (CMS) requires an Internet connection and Internet Explorer. The system has been tested and shown to work with IE 5.x or higher for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP and Macintosh OS 9.x and OS X. It may work on other browsers or platforms, but those are not supported.
To access the CMS, go to the following URL:
http://www.baylor.edu/cms/admin/
You will be redirected to a secure location, where it is safe to type your Bear ID and password. You should see a password dialog similar to the one below (these windows differ slightly from platform to platform). You only need your Bear ID and password to enter the system, and both are case-sensitive.
The CMS Home Page
Once inside the CMS, you will be presented with the CMS Home Page, which has links to the parts of the CMS that you are authorized to use. There are three basic user access system in the CMS, illustrated below:
Content Admin 
Department Admin 
FAQ Admin
Content Admin
This area allows users to create, modify and remove pages from a department web site. Access is provided for users as determined by the department.
Department Admin
This area allows departments to control which users have access to modify their web content. Access to this area is for designated Department Admin users only.
FAQ Admin
This area allows users to create, modify and remove FAQ items from their web site. This is a new feature of the CMS, and requires some special setup from ITS staff to properly display the FAQ items on a department web site. Access to modify FAQ items is provided for users as determined by the department.
Links Visible
Users will see links to these areas based on the level of permissions they have to modify content. For example, users who have access to one department's content will see the links for Content Admin and FAQ Admin. If a user is a designated Department Admin user, they will also see a link for Department Admin.
For more information about the different CMS areas, please select from the links at the left.
