# 27.Account settings and security

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Ellen . Lee

Last updated on Sep 27, 2026

Account settings and security

| Item | Details |

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| Who it is for | Administrators |

| Menu location | Settings → Account settings; Settings → Security |

| Plan dependency | Enterprise sign-in such as SAML requires enablement |

Manage the workspace name, language, time zone, privacy-related switches and enterprise single sign-on. Personal passwords and MFA are under Profile and notifications.

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1. Account settings (general)

Typically includes:

| Item | Description |

|—|—|

| Workspace name | Shown in the sidebar, email subjects, etc. |

| Default language | Used by members who have not chosen a personal language |

| Time zone | Defines the “day” for reports, business hours and delayed automation |

| Workspace ID | For support or API use — not a password |

| IP geolocation | Whether to tag contacts by IP region; privacy-sensitive, often off by default |

| Request workspace deletion | Irreversible — see Billing |

Changing time zone does not rewrite stored historical timestamps; it only affects future day-based stats and business-hours logic. Prefer a quiet period and tell agents when you switch.

Auto-resolve and required fields live under Conversation workflows; some builds may also show those blocks on the account page.

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2. Security (SAML, etc.)

If SAML is enabled:

  1. Create an application in your identity provider (for example Azure AD, Okta).

  2. Paste Chatips’ ACS URL / Entity ID into the IdP.

  3. Paste the IdP metadata / SSO URL / certificate back into Chatips.

  4. Walk through sign-in with a test user.

  5. Confirm that if SSO fails, at least one administrator can still use a password entry (per whether you enforce SSO).

Emails must match the IdP assertion. Test in a maintenance window before changing domains or certificates.

Without SAML this page may only show an explanation or upgrade prompt. If Google sign-in is enabled by the platform, members can use Google on the sign-in page without per-user setup here.

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3. Recommendations

– Turn on MFA for members in production (enforce in profile or by policy).

– Do not lend administrator accounts to contractors — use custom roles.

– Review sensitive changes in Audit logs.

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Related articles

– Getting started

– Profile and notifications

– Custom roles