Scan Documents and Protected Pages

From the Monsido Domain Overview (globe icon), click Settings (gear icon) at the top of the page. The Admin Settings page opens.
Note: The Settings button is only available to site admins.
On the same row as the domain to scan, click Action.
In the drop-down list, select Edit Domain.
The Edit Domain page opens.
In the Features section:
- Toggle Scan documents to ON.
- Save the changes.

Documents are included in the next scan.

Note: Documents that are generated with .aspx are treated in the same way. Keep in mind that PDF documents are scanned with our external service.

For more information, see the User Guide chapter:

Scan PDF Files for Accessibility Issues.

Scan Protected Documents and Pages

This section gives instructions on how to configure password-protected documents for the Monsido scan.

Note: This may require the help of an advanced website administrator with HTML knowledge.

Prerequisites

The Monsido contract covers document scans.

The information in the documents is not confidential.

Set up the website scan with the option to scan documents toggled ON. See Configure Domain Scans for instructions on how to set up the standard scan options.

Monsido can be configured to scan content that requires authentication in two ways:

Whitelist the IP address:
1. Make a note of the IP address that the Monsido crawler uses to scan the site.
  - IP Addresses used by Monsido:
    - United States & Canada
      35.226.117.128
    - UK & Europe
      130.211.65.55
    - Australia & New Zealand
      35.189.0.46
2. Ask the IT/website responsible team to whitelist the applicable IP address.
Allow requests from the IP address (from step 1) to automatically authenticate, or ensure that requests do not require a Monsido login.
1. Add the domain to the account.
  For more information, see the User Guide chapter:
  Configure Domains.
2. Test to make sure that all of the pages in the password-protected area are located.

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Instructions:

This option sets up user credentials for Monsido so that the app can access and scan protected pages.

From the Monsido Domain Overview (globe icon), click Settings (gear icon) at the top of the page. The Admin Settings page opens.
Note: The Settings button is only available to site admins.
On the same row as the domain to scan, click Action.
In the drop-down list, select Edit Domain.
The Edit Domain page opens.
Scroll to the Login Type section.
Select Login Type: Click the drop-down arrow and select Form.
The Form fields section expands.
The Forms feature lets users enter the login credentials for Monsido so that the app can access and scan protected pages.
- Form Fields:
  - Input Selector: Enter the CSS selector that identifies the input selector of the form field/button, for example, #username or #password.
    Note: "Name" can only be used if the name is unique.
    "ID" is usually unique and the preferred choice.
  - Default Value: Enter the CSS selector to identify the default value for the form field/button.
  - Click + to add a new input selector row.
  - To delete a row, click the trashcan icon.
- Submit selector: Enter the field indicator (name or ID value) for the submit button.
- Verify URL: Enter the URL which appears when the user successfully logs in.
Click Save. The Edit Domain pane closes.
The pages are now set up and are included in the next on-demand or scheduled scan.

Log in with Office 365 or Basic Auth

Office365 and Basic auth require the registered email or username and password.

Custom logins may require a developer or web team member for the initial setup.

For more information, see the FAQ:

FAQ: Does Monsido support domain login with Basic auth and Office 365?

For further assistance or more advanced login setup help, contact the Monsido support team or use the Monsido chat and help features inside the application.

Image of the location of the Help menu items on the Monsido toolbar.

Log in with Custom Multistep

This option is rarely used however we do support it. If you need to set up this type of login, contact the Monsido support team or use the Monsido chat and help features inside the application.

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