What Type of Account Do I Need?
FireNet is a collaborative platform for both Guest Members (using your own email address) as well as Named FireNet Accounts (having a firenet.gov account). Other .gov and external collaborators (such as gmail, for example) can now authenticate into our collaborative space without a firenet.gov account.
Named Accounts and Guest Memberships have much of the same functionality, with a few key differences:
| Function | Named Account | Guest Member |
|---|---|---|
| Add a File | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add a Folder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit a File | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share Files With Team Members | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share Files Externally With the Public | ✓ | ** |
| Access Shared Inbox | ✓ | |
| Create New Forms in Shared Group | ✓ | |
| Edit Forms in Shared Group | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attend MS Teams Meetings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create and Manage MS Teams Meeting/Calendar | ✓ | |
| ** If permission has been set | ||
To learn more about these different account types, please follow the links below:
Guest Membership
- Users can gain access to MS Teams and SharePoint to collaborate. A personal email address is used to authenticate into Microsoft and our environment.
- Please visit the Guest Membership Page for guidance on using a Guest Membership and how to interact with them.
Named Account
- Named Accounts are set up based on recommendation from the business as noted in the NWCG guidance here.
- The primary reason a user needs a Named FireNet Account is to access a Shared Inbox.
- If you are a Federal Employee please visit the Federal Users Page.
- If you are not a Federal Employee (do not have a PIV card) please visit the Non-Federal Users Page.