Add or Invite Customers
Add new customers
When you add a customer, you are responsible for reaching out to them contact and providing them with login details. We do not send them a welcome or invite email.
From the dashboard or the Customers page, click Add New Customer.
Enter the following information on behalf of the customer:
Basic company information
Start by filling out information about your customer’s company. They can later edit these fields from the portal.
Physical address
Enter the physical address of the customer’s company.
Technical contact
Enter the contact details, including a default password, for the primary account user. They will be added with Admin permissions, and will be responsible for inviting other users to the account.
Billing contact
Enter the email address and phone number for the billing account that manages this customer.
This is a billing account that you have already set up under the Billing tab. For more information, see Billing accounts.
Click Add Customer.
Invite new customers
From the dashboard or the Customers page, click Invite New Customer.
Enter the following information on behalf of the customer:
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Header row
- Field
- Description
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Row 1
- Company Name
- Enter a business name for the customer.
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Row 2
- Contact Name
- This is the person responsible for setting up the account. They will be the default Admin user in the new account, and will be responsible for inviting other users from their company.
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Row 2
- Contact Email Address
- Enter the email for the contact listed above. This is the email where the invite will be sent.
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Row 2
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Billing Email Address
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Enter the email address for the billing account that manages this customer.
This is a billing account you have already set up under the Billing tab. For more information, see Billing accounts.
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Row 2
- Billing Phone Number
- Enter a phone number for the billing account associated with the email you entered above.
The customer receives the following email:
Dear <Contact Name>,
You have been invited to join the <Reseller Company Name> self-service experience, powered by PacketFabric. Get ready to experience connectivity in a beautiful and automated fashion, the way you expect the cloud should be!
Power up your internal network or backbone, connect to and between your Cloud Service and SaaS Providers, and build your own secure, private ecosystem with others via our marketplace.
To complete the sign-up process, follow the link below to create your account. Then, click, create, and connect!
Connect Here: <Registration Link>
Previous invites
To view the status of previous invites, go to the Customers tab and select Invites. From here you can view a list of previous invites sent. Invites can have one of the following statuses:
- Pending: An invite has been sent, but the customer did not complete their registration through the link sent. Click Resend Invite to send another email.
- Accepted: The customer clicked the link in the invite and created an account.