airSlate SignNow is actually a robust, full-featured, and award-winning solution for eSigning and handling contracts both on desktop computer and mobile phone. Thousands of organizations, including Xerox, CBS Sports, and Colliers have already experienced the advantages of employing airSlate SignNow. Not only does it improve and increase document turnover as nearly all eSignature software does, but it also provides versatility to the entire process of eSigning.
The differentiating features of airSlate SignNow which render it a unique and prevailing option over the competitors are as follows:
- Upload existing contracts or generate templates in the on-line editor and reuse them again.
- Use handwritten, typed in, or scanned signatures. Just before sending a document out for validation, you may define what kind of signature a receiver of the email can use.
- Send out a contract out for signing to one or numerous signers via email or link.
- Configure an expiration date to have your file validated by the due date.
- Stay up-to-date with reminders. All participants including the sender will receive notifications until each role has been completed (adjustable in advanced settings).
- Keep your signing process comfortable for recipients. Signees don't have to create an account or sign-up to execute the agreement.
airSlate SignNow's easy-to-use user interface makes it convenient for customers to share folders between teams, and make branded workflows. Employing the apps for iOS and Android mobile phone, handling and verifying contracts on the go is possible.
Staying compliant with leading security standards, airSlate SignNow ensures your data remains safe and secure. The embedded, court-admissible Audit Trail keeps track of every change to your file, keeping everybody responsible.
Sign up for a free trial and begin creating effective eSignature workflows with airSlate SignNow.
Standard workflow inside an on-premise eSigning solution
In our previous lesson we have learnt what needs to be done for implementation of an on-premise solution and how to start using it.
In this lesson, we will have a look at how it actually works and what is the usual flow of operations inside the on-premise solution on the example of eSigning via airSlate SignNow.
Using airSlate SignNow on premises, you will be able to enjoy the same functionalities as in web-based airSlate SignNow, namely:
- Sending documents for eSigning to one or multiple recipients (in a particular order if needed);
- Creating templates out of the most frequently used documents for further multiple re-use;
- Generating eSigning links for public posting (on your website, in a blog or on social media platforms);
- Tracking document status using document audit trail;
- Organizing online teamwork using shared folders for separate teams inside one organizations and creating complex workflows between them.
There is no difference in terms of usability or interface between web-based airSlate SignNow and airSlate SignNow on-premises. Only the admin, as the person responsible for settings' configuration and backups, would notice the difference, while there is none for all other users in your office.
Of special importance in eSigning on premises is the feature of secure backup. Since all the data is stored on the corporate server inside the organization, the admin is expected to specify a repository for regular backup so that data can be easily restored after unexpected system events.
Backup settings in airSlate SignNow, on-premise version, look as follows:
Reaching out to Support:
Keep in mind that as we are talking about a closed system here, requesting assistance from Support means you need to 'open the gates' on your side:
To enable remote access for an airSlate SignNow Support rep, the system administrator on your side needs to initiate a SSH Support Tunnel. Opening this tunnel would involve the creation of a temporary login token which is then shared with airSlate SignNow Support for authentication purposes. Once the tunnel is closed - this token self-destroys automatically.
In system configurations this looks as follows:
Another peculiar feature of using airSlate SignNow on premises is that it does not require a separate log in from all the users inside your organization (unlike the web version in which you would need to use email and password for login):
airSlate SignNow on-premise solution can be connected to the local LDAP server - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol which stores all the existing credentials. This means users wouldn't even have to register at airSlate SignNow to start eSigning and sending for signing. They have accounts by default, and these accounts are based on the contact data stored in the local directory database.
Most of business users of airSlate SignNow on-premise solution would find this feature of automated login convenient, however, for extra security, the system administrator can actually enable both registration and verification as in the standard version of web-based airSlate SignNow:
Let's sum up the key takeaways from this lesson:
- eSigning functionalities of airSlate SignNow on premises are absolutely the same with the functionalities of its web-based version. Apart from registration and login which can be both significantly simplified.
- Timely backups and requesting support would require some additional work on the side of system administrator.
