User Guide

Simple, Innovative, Secure
 
  1.   Security on PrivateEstateLife websites  
  2.   Minimal configuration  
    a. Windows systems  
    b. Macintosh systems  
  3.   Connecting for the first time  
    a. Getting started  
    b. Connecting to the secured website  
  4.   Subsequent connections  
  5.   Practical advice  
    a. Recommended software  
    b. Changing your password  
    c. Session time out  
    d. Logging off  
    e. Adding the website to your “Bookmarks/Favorites”  
  6.   Internet support  
         
         
1.   Security on PrivateEstateLife websites  
 
 
      Security is a fundamental precondition for on-line information exchange  
         
     

PrivateEstateLife has deployed a security system that ensures the integrity, confidentiality and reliability of data as well as user authentication. The security system that has been selected utilises 128 bits SSL encryption.

The security system together with the 128 bits SSL encryption provides strong authentication and secure access to the website. When you connect to the secured website, your identity is authenticated by your unique user number, a password and two random digits from your personal Code Card.

When you first connect to the system, you will be asked to change your initial password for your safety and privacy. Once you have logged on, the security of the information transmitted back and forth from our server to your computer is ensured by 128 bits SSL data encryption, which is the highest current standard for on-line data exchange and transaction processing.

 
         
2.   Minimal configuration  
 
 
    a. Windows systems  
     
  • An Internet connection (56 kb minimum).
  • Operating systems: Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me (Millennium Edition), XP or Vista.
    Note: Windows users should download and install the latest Windows service packs.
  • Internet browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 (or later) or Mozilla Firefox version 1.7 (or later).
  • Java Virtual Machine (JVM): Some pages of the website require JVM to be installed on your computer. JVM is included in the majority of Internet browsers and operating systems.
 
    b. Macintosh systems  
     
  • An Internet connection (56 kb minimum).
  • Operating systems: Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS X.x
    Note: Macintosh users should download and install the latest service patches.
  • Internet browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 (or later) or Mozilla Firefox version 1.7 (or later).
  • Java Virtual Machine (JVM): Some pages of the website require JVM to be installed on your computer. JVM is included in the majority of Internet browsers and operating systems.
 
         
3.   Connecting for the first time  
 
 
  a. Getting started  
      Before connecting to the secured website, make sure you have all the information you need to log on:
  • The user number: Your 8-digit user number is printed in the top left corner of the website access agreement (Fig. 1). Please keep the client copy of this document for future reference.
 
       
     
  • The initial password: Your initial password is printed under a scratch-off panel on the white card. It is made up of a combination of letters and digits (Fig. 2).
 
      Password  
     
  • The security code: Your security code is printed on the plastic Code Card (Fig. 3). It is made up of 16 letters and digits.
 
       
  b. Connecting to the secured website  
      The login page for the secured website can be found on the Private Estate Life public website:
  • Connect to the Internet and set your browser to http://www.privateestatelife.com
  • Select your country and language preferences;
  • From the homepage of the public website, press the “Login” button (Fig. 4) corresponding to the website to which you wish to connect.
 
       
      Once you have reached the login page (Fig. 5), you will have to provide the following identity codes:
  • The user number made up of 8 digits (Fig. 1)
  • The initial password , made up of a combination of letters and digits (Fig. 2)
  • The security code printed on your Code Card (Fig. 3).
 
       
     

Enter the security code printed on your Code Card:
The coloured and white boxes are provided to help you enter your security code.
The series of 16 boxes on the login page (Fig. 5) correspond to the 16 letters and digits of your security code sequence. You must fill in the missing letters or numbers from the code sequence in the blank boxes provided for this purpose. For security purposes, you will have to enter a different set of numbers each time you connect.
In the example below (Fig. 6), the security code is “1234 5678 9123 4567”. On the login page, this user must enter the 1st and 12th number of their security code sequence. The user will enter “1” and “3” in the white boxes.


 
      Login  
      After you have logged on and clicked “OK” on the login page, a new page is displayed (Fig. 7).  
       
      This page allows you to create a personal password:
  • Enter your initial password in the box provided
  • Enter a password of your choice. Your password must have a minimum of 10 characters, including at least 1 digit (the system is case-sensitive)
  • Confirm your password by re-entering it
  • Validate by clicking “OK”.
 
      Password changed  
4.   Subsequent connections  
 
 
      For all future connections to the secured website, you must follow the procedure below:
  • Connect to the Internet and set your browser to http://www.privateestatelife.com;
  • Select your country and language preferences;
  • On the homepage, press the “Login” button (Fig. 4) corresponding to the
    secured website to which you wish to connect;
  • On the login page (Fig. 5), enter your user number, your personal password
    and the two missing numbers from the security code shown on your Code Card;
  • Confirm by clicking “OK”.
 
         
5.   Practical advice  
 
 
    a. Recommended software  
      The secured area of the website uses the following plug-ins: Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view PDF documents) and Java Virtual Machine (for the graphic interface). You will find links enabling you to download each of these plug-ins in the
“Services” section of our public website
 
         
  b. Changing your password  
     

You can change your password at any time by clicking the “Password” button (Fig. 9) which appears on all pages in the secured area of the website.

 
     

Fig. 9 “Password” button
 
     


Fig. 10 Change password window

 

 
      In the change password window (Fig. 10), please proceed as follows:
  • Type your current password, your new password and confirm your new password. Your new password must have a minimum of 10 characters, including at least 1 digit (the system is case-sensitive);
  • Confirm the information you have entered by clicking “OK”.
 
         
  c. Session time out  
     

For security reasons, after 30 minutes of connection, the system will ask you to log
on again. The following page will appear (Fig. 11).

 

 
     

Session interrompue
Fig. 11 Session time out page

 
      By clicking “OK”, you will access the login page (Fig. 5). On this page, you will have to introduce your user number, your password and the two missing numbers from the security code shown on your Code Card.  
         
  d. Logging off  
      When you wish to leave the secured area of the website, you should use the “Log off” button (Fig. 12) which appears on all of the pages of the secured website.  
     

Fig. 12 “Log off” button
 
     


Fig. 13 Log off window

 

 
      The window (Fig. 13) displayed asks you to confirm your choice. Once you click “OK” in the confirmation window (Fig. 14), the system redirects you to the homepage of the Private Estate Life public website.  
     
Confirmation
Fig. 14 Confirmation window
 
         
  e. Adding the website to your “Bookmarks/Favorites”  
     

You can add the website to your “Bookmarks/Favorites” list:

  • Once you have logged on to the secured website, click “Bookmarks/Favorites” in the menu at the top of your browser window;
  • Click “Add to Favorites” or “Bookmark” this page;
  • Confirm by clicking “OK”.

The next time you wish to connect to the website, simply use the link stored in your “Bookmarks/Favorites”:

  • Click “Bookmarks/Favorites”;
  • Select the Private Estate Life link from your “Bookmarks/Favorites” list;
  • The login page will be displayed (Fig. 5).
 
         
6.   Internet Support  
 
 
     

If you encounter any difficulty in connecting to the secure website, please follow the procedure below:

  • Check your Internet connection by visiting other websites;
  • Check that you have correctly entered the information on the login page: your user
    number, your password (the system is case-sensitive) and the two missing digits from
    the security code;
  • Close the login page and open a new login page from the Private Estate Life public website (http://www.privateestatelife.com).

If you have forgotten your password or lost your Code Card, please print, complete and sign the “Reconnection” form which can be downloaded from the login page (Fig. 5) of the secured website. You can also request this form via e-mail, phone or fax as mentioned below.

"Internet Support"
from Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 5.30pm
Tel: (352) 45 67 30 4720
Fax: (352) 45 67 30 5845
E-mail: ias@privateestatelife.com