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title: "1.3 Managing Access to the Gateway"
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# 1.3 Managing Access to the Gateway

### **Managing Access to the Gateway**

**Vendor/Client Gateway: Managing Access to the Gateway**

Contract Insight provides a number of configuration items for regulating access to and within the **Vendor/Client Gateway**.

**Note:** All settings affect the Vendor/Client Gateway globally for all Vendors/Customers, both new and existing.

![User Interface Application Configuration, vendor/Client Gateway Groups: Access](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/VCG%20Access%20Config%20Settings.PNG)

**Allow Management of Vendor Information:** This configuration setting determines if Vendor/Client Admin Users can edit both vendor and contact information.

**True:** Vendors/Client Admin Users are allowed to edit both vendor and contact information on the Gateway **False:** Vendors/Clients Admin Users are not allowed to edit vendor and contact information on the Gateway

**Note:** If this Configuration setting is set to True, the Vendor/Client Admin Users will be able to edit both vendor and contact information on the Gateway.

**Allow Previewing and Downloading of Files/Attachments:** This configuration setting determines if Vendor/Clients logged into the Vendor/Client Gateway can download files files from the Gateway.

**True:** Vendors/Clients are allowed to preview and download files on the Gateway **False:** Vendors/Clients are not allowed to download files on the Gateway

**Allow Submissions of Contract Requests**: This configuration setting determines if Vendors/Clients logged in to the Vendor/Client Gateway can submit Contract Requests. **True:** Vendors/Clients are allowed to submit Contract Requests through the Gateway **False:** Vendors/Clients are not allowed to submit Contract Requests through the Gateway

**Note:** If this Configuration setting is set to True, at least one User Group/Role must have **Default to Gateway** set to Yes. See the [Employee Groups & Roles](https://wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/docs/05-employee-groups-and-roles) Wiki page for more detailed information.

**Allow Vendor/Client Signup Through Gateway:** This configuration setting determines whether Vendors/Clients new to the Gateway can signup through the Gateway or not. **True:** New Vendors/Clients are allowed to sign up through the Gateway **False:** New Vendors/Clients are not allowed to sign up through the Gateway

**Note:** If this Configuration setting is set to False, please be sure to put instructions on the "Help" page for how a new Vendor/Client can signup to access the Gateway. See the [Managing Content on the Gateway](https://wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/docs/14-managing-content-on-the-gateway) Wiki page for information about adding content to the **Help** page.

**Allow Viewing and Adding of Files:** This configuration setting determines whether a Vendor/Client logged in to the Vendor/Client Gateway can open and view attached files/attachments for Contract/Committal, Contract Request, and Solicitation/Procurement attachments that have been marked upon attaching as **Gateway**. See the [Contract Attachments on the Vendor/Client Gateway](https://wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/docs/contract-attachments-on-the-vendorclient-gateway) Wiki page for more information. **True:** Vendors/Clients are able to see and add files through the Gateway **False:** Vendors/Clients are not able to see and add files through the Gateway **Allow Viewing of Interested Parties:** This configuration setting denotes whether a Vendor/Client logged in to the Gateway can view a list of the **Interested Parties/Respondents** for a Solicitation. **True:** Vendors/Clients are able to see the list of Interested Parties/Respondents **False:** Vendors/Clients are not able to see the list of Interested Parties/Respondents

**Note:** This setting only needs to be configured if your organization has purchased the Optional Add-On Module for Solicitation/Procurement Management.