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This guide explains how to change the password for most of our services. It is not possible to read the password currently in place because it is encrypted, the only solution is to apply a new one over the old one.
Change the password to access the Manager and WorkSpace
Change an email address password (email account
- do it from WorkSpace: https://faq.infomaniak.com/711
- do it from the Mail hosting control panel: https://faq.infomaniak.com/1321
Change the user password for a MySQL database
Change the user password for a FTP account
The username and password used to log in to the Manager (admin console for your products) and WorkSpace online email interface to use one or more email addresses) are not necessarily the same as those used for an email account hosted by Infomaniak.
In short, you have:
- 1 username (in the form of an email address) and 1 password to access
- the WorkSpace https://workspace.infomaniak.com/
- and the Manager https://manager.infomaniak.com/
- 1 password for each email account hosted by Infomaniak
- Changing an Infomaniak / WorkSpace password: https://faq.infomaniak.com/2193
- Changing an email account password: https://faq.infomaniak.com/2017
- Testing the password for an email account
These can be identical or not, as you choose. And if you change one, this will not change the other one.
For example, it is possible to log in to the WorkSpace or the Manager with an email address not managed by Infomaniak (e.g. email@yahoo.fr).
Similarly, the password used to log in to the WorkSpace or the Manager could be "pAssW8ox3C", while the password for your Infomaniak email address is "h6Kcy34rT".
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To set a logo that will replace the text of the group name at the top left of the screen
- open the Manager (https://manager.infomaniak.com/v3/accounts/edit)
- click on LOGO
Final format: 270 x 70 px /
This guide explains how to pay your invoices and what the accepted payment methods are. If the invoices are not paid within the time specified, the services concerned are blocked, then terminated thereafter. In case of problems, it is therefore important to respond quickly.
How do I pay a bill or renew a product?
To renew a product from the admin console:
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- in the upper right corner, click on Product(s) to renew or invoice(s) to pay
- tick the invoices to pay and click on the Pay my selection button
- choose a payment method and complete the process
(choose IBAN to obtain a pro forma invoice before payment)
How do I pay for a pending order?
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- in the top right, click on Pending orders
- click on the order to be paid
- click on Pay for the order
- choose a means of payment and finish the process
How to display or print the invoice for a pending order
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- at th etop right, click on Pending orders
- click on the order to be paid
- click on the Actions button then on See the invoice pro forma
Accepted means of payment
To pay for a new order, a renewal or a change of deal, you can use:
- Visa, MasterCard, Carte Bleue
- PostFinance card (if the currency is CHF)
- IBAN transfer (any bank fees must be paid by you)
- PayPal
- the prepaid account (it is possible to use the available balance and pay the rest of an invoice by another payment method)
Accepted payment methods for crediting a prepaid account
- Visa, MasterCard, Carte Bleue
- Postfinance card (if the currency is CHF)
- IBAN transfer (any bank fees must be paid by you)
2 important notes:
- for the moment, payment by the prepaid account cannot (yet) be used for automated payments: you must manually pay every invoice, even if the prepaid account is sufficiently loaded,
- the limits of a deposit on prepaid account are from 0.1 EUR to 9999 EUR or 0.1 CHF to 9999 CHF.
This guide explains how to migrate an old hosting to our current deal.
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Migrating an old hosting to our new deal
- open the manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Hosting
- click on the hosting/domain name concerned
- click on Change deal
Then carefully follow the guide befitting your situation:
- keep your current site (recommended)
- remove the contents of your hosting and create a new site (ideal for starting again from scratch)
- keep your current site and move to a Cloud Server
Double authentication (or two-step validation) protects your account and your personal details using the password of your choice and a second method of verifying your identtity, like a code obtained on your smartphone, for example. If a malicious person managed to decrypt or steal your password, they would still need to have a validation code which only the legitimate user can get on their smartphone.
Configuration requirements
To use double authentication:
- you must have a compatible smartphone or mobile device:
iOS (iPhone, iPad, …), Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry 10 - you don't have to be connected to the internet to get a validation code on your smartphone
To enable double authentication
- open the next page: https://manager.infomaniak.com/v3/profile/double-authentication (My profile>Security>Two-step validation)
- click on Enable
- choose the authentication method (using an Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry 10 application, by SMS, using a USB security key)
- follow the information displayed on the screen to end the procedure (Note the security code carefully)
Steps to follow to synchronise the WorkSpace contacts and calendars
If you are synchronising WorkSpace contacts and calendars with a mobile device or messaging software, follow these steps to generate a new password which is specific to this application:
- open the following page: https://manager.infomaniak.com/v3/profile/application-password (My profile>Security>Application password)
- click on Generate a password
- use the specific password to configure the synchronisation of the contacts and calendars in your email software and/or your mobile device
Note: you can generate several specific passwords (for example 1 for contacts and 1 for calendars) or to use the same one to synchronise both services.
This guide explains how to transfer an Infomaniak product (domain name, Web hosting, etc.) from one client account to another.
Generating the transfer link for the product to be transferred
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) with the login details for the account which owns the product to be transferred
- go to Product management
- in the left side menu click on Product transfers
- click on Transfer products
- choose the products to be transferred and confirm at the bottom of the page
- copy the transfer code (it is also sent by email to your user account email address)
Importing the product to the client account you want
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) using the login details for the account to which the product is to be imported
- visit the link obtained when creating the product transfer
A transfer link is valid for 24 hours. You can cancel a transfer, provided it has not already been completed, from the homepage.
This guide explains how to change the billing address for an Infomaniak account.
Changing the account's billing address
- open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Client account
- click on Change
- update the account details
- click on Save
For your information, this address determines the currency (CHF/EUR/etc.) for the account.
Adding billing addresses
It is possible to create additional billing addresses to assign invoices to different people:
- Open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- go to Client account
- in the left side menu, click on Accountingthen on Billing addresses
- click on the button Add
- when renewing a product, choose the billing address you want
This guide explains how to add a user to a client account.
Creating a new user
- Open the Manager (https://manager.infomaniak.com)
- Click on Users (1)
- Click on Invite a new user
- Follow the wizard to finish the process
- If the user added does not yet have a client account with Infomaniak, they will be invited to create one.
- If the user added already has an Infomaniak account, they will be able to toggle from their original account to the new account with the help of a drop-down menu (2) located at the top-left of their console.
This guide explains how to remove a user from a client account. If you do not understand what a client account or the user of a client account are, read this guide.
Removing a user from a client account
An administrator can not be removed if they are the person legally responsible for the account.
To remove a user from a client account:
- Log in to the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
- Click on Users
- On the line to the right of the user to be removed, click on the action button and click on Remove from the account