.. _create_a_site:

Create a Site
-------------

1. Log in as provider, reseller, or customer administrator.
2. Make sure that the hierarchy is set to the customer for whom you are
   creating the site.
3. Choose **Site Management > Sites**.
4. Click **Add**.
5. Complete the following fields:

.. tabularcolumns:: |p{3cm}|p{12cm}|

+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Option               | Description                                 |
+======================+=============================================+
|                      | The name of the site. This field is         |
|                      | mandatory.                                  |
|                      |                                             |
| Site Name            | Note:                                       |
|                      |                                             |
|                      | Any spaces in the site name are converted   |
|                      | to underscores in the site local            |
|                      | administrator name and email, if the        |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is         |
|                      | selected.                                   |
|                      |                                             |
|                      | When migrating a customer location to a     |
|                      | site, an NDL is not selected for the site.  |
|                      | You can set the NDL for the site later.     |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Description          | A description for the site                  |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Create Local Admin   | Controls whether a default local            |
|                      | administrator is created for the site.      |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                      | The customer role used to create a new role |
|                      | prefixed with the site name. The created    |
| Cloned Admin Role    | site role, shown in the **Default Admin     |
|                      | Role** field, is assigned to the default    |
|                      | local administrator user. This field appears|
|                      | only if the **Create Local Admin** check    |
|                      | box is selected.                            |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                      | The created site role that is assigned to   |
| Default Admin Role   | the default local administrator. This field |
|                      | is read-only and appears only if the        |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is         |
|                      | selected.                                   |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Default Admin        | The password to assign to the default local |
| Password             | administrator. This field appears only if   |
|                      | the **Create Local Admin** check box is     |
|                      | selected.                                   |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Repeat Default Admin | Confirm the default local administrator     |
| Password             | password. This field appears only if the    |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is         |
|                      | selected.                                   |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Country              | Select the Country from a drop-down of      |
|                      | countries. This field is mandatory.         |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                      | Choose the NDL containing the UC            |
|                      | applications and WebEx to be used by the    |
| Network Device List  | site. Once an NDL has been set for the      |
|                      | site, it cannot be removed from the site,   |
|                      | nor can the NDL be changed to another NDL.  |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------+

6. Click **Save**.

Once saved, the following occurs:

* A Site hierarchy node is created.
* A Location is created.
* Optionally, a default site administrator is created.