Nixle: Troubleshooting Guide for Agencies and Users

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Troubleshooting Guide for Nixle Agencies and Agency Users.

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Agencies 

See the table below for explanations of common issues and requests for Agencies, and the steps to resolve them.
 

Request

Troubleshooting Steps

Request to update the Agency logo.

It is possible to update the Agency Logo, however, Nixle users will NOT be able to make changes to their agency logo.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Can a Nixle agency logo be changed?

Viewing the Agency contact information.

To view the agency's account information, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the agency at agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Choose Account Information from the menu bar. 
To find out more, please visit Nixle: How can I view or change my Nixle agency's account information?
Updating the Nixle Agency's email header. It is possible to update the header, although the Agency name in the header cannot be changed. 
Follow the steps below to modify a Nixle Agency's email header:
  1. Log in to agency.nixle.com.
  2. Click on Message Center.
  3. Click on the Email Template sub-tab.
  4. Enter the desired text or delete the text in the Business Tag Line text box.
  5. Click Preview Template to ensure the email header is configured as desired.
  6. Click Save.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Email Header
Updating, removing, or adding new Caller IDs.

An agency may have as many caller IDs as desired and may add, update or remove them by emailing securedesk@nixle.com.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Caller ID
Personalized voice Greeting (Nixle 360).

It is possible to personalize the voice greeting for Nixle 360 accounts. However, Nixle users will NOT be able to make changes to their voice greeting themselves.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Voice Greeting

Removing a particular ZIP code from a Nixle Agency profile.  It is possible to remove an individual zip code. However, Nixle users will NOT be able to make changes to their Agency zip codes in the account.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Can a particular ZIP code be removed from a Nixle Agency profile?
Linking Facebook to Nixle Nixle agency users are able to post Nixle publications to Facebook. To link the Nixle agency to a Facebook account, please follow the steps below; 
  1. Log in to the Nixle account at agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Choose Account Information from the menu bar.
  4. Choose Facebook Settings.
  5. Choose Connect to Facebook.
  6. Log in to the Facebook account.
  7. Select the locations to post the Nixle publications and choose Select Destination(s)
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Posting Nixle Publications to Facebook & Twitter
Linking Twitter to Nixle Nixle agency users are able to post Nixle publications to Twitter. To link the Nixle agency to a Twitter account, please follow the steps below; 
  1. Log in to the Nixle account at agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Choose Account Information from the menu bar.
  4. Choose Twitter Settings.
  5. Choose Login with Twitter.
  6. Enter the Twitter account credentials and choose Authorize app.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Posting Nixle Publications to Facebook & Twitter
Revoking Facebook permissions  To revoke posting permission for the Nixle Post app, follow the steps listed below:
  1. Log in to your agency at agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Choose Account Information from the menu bar.
  4. Choose Facebook Settings.
  5. Choose Revoke Permission.
  6. Choose Okay.
To find out more, please visit  Nixle: Revoking Facebook Permissions for the Nixle Post App
Unlinking Twitter  

To unlink Twitter, follow the steps listed below:

  1. Log in to your agency at agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the upper right-hand corner.
  3. Choose Account Information from the menu bar.
  4. Choose Twitter Settings.
  5. Choose Unlink your Twitter account.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Unlinking Twitter from Nixle
What is Nixle Tipping?  Nixle’s Tip Watch allows residents to proactively connect with your agency by submitting anonymous tips through text and web messaging. Additionally, Nixle's Tip Watch provides law enforcement with a two-way, anonymous connection with tipsters to help gather more information.

Residents can send tips to your agency using any of the following methods:
  • Text Message
  • From Your Homepage
  • From Your Nixle Messages
  • Tip Watch Hotline
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Tip Watch Overview

Creating a Keyword for Tipping

To allow residents of your Nixle Wire group to anonymously submit tips, a keyword for the group must first be created. If a keyword has already been created for opt-in use, please skip to the next section. To create the keyword, follow these steps after logging in to your agency:

  1. Choose Groups from the menu bar.
  2. From the Keyword column, choose Add One Now from your Nixle Wire group's row.
  3. Enter the preferred keyword in the text field and then click Save Group.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Tipping Service

Submitting a Tip

Once the Wire group's keyword is created, the residents can now anonymously submit tips to the agency from their cellular phone by texting their tip to 888-777. 
Their tip information must be preceded by TIP [KEYWORD]. An example text tip to an agency whose keyword was ALPHA would look like this: TIP ALPHA tree branch down at Wooster and Main.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Tipping Service

Tipping Notification Settings

Agency users can specify how they are notified when a tip is either submitted or modified by following these steps:

  1. Log in to agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account.
  3. Choose Personal Information.
  4. Under Tipping Settings, check the boxes for the notification methods for When Tipsters submit information and/or when Agency Users modify tips.
  5. Choose Save.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Tipping Service

Requesting a Tip from a Message

When your agency receives a tip the Recent Activity area of the home page will include an entry for it. Clicking either new tip, response, or reported tip takes you directly to Tip Information.
A resident's tip will display specific Tip Details, such as: 
  • When the tip was received
  • How the tip was sent
  • Status
  • A link to the message the resident provided a tip to (if applicable)
  • Whom the tip is assigned to
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Tipping Service
Request to disable Tipping (Removes Email Footer Prompting for Tips) It is possible to disable the Tipping feature. However, Nixle users will NOT be able to make changes to their agency Tipping settings.
To change the Tipping settings for your Agency, please contact your Account Manager.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Disabling Tipping (Removes Email Footer Prompting for Tips)

National Weather Service Message Rebroadcasts The National Weather Service (NWS) rebroadcast feature is available for the Nixle Engage and Nixle 360 platforms. Rebroadcast settings can be managed in the Nixle Agency. 
 
To find out more, please visit Nixle: National Weather Service Message Rebroadcasts
Nixle IPAWS Nixle is compatible with the IPAWS messaging system.
IPAWS is short for the Integrated Public Alert Warning System, a project of FEMA that allows authorized agencies to disseminate messages to the public using its channels, which include EAS (Emergency Alert System) and WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts), among others. Using the system requires authorization from FEMA and a software package, like Nixle, capable of communicating with the IPAWS aggregator.

To find out more, please visit IPAWS 101 for Nixle
Applying for Access to IPAWS-OPEN Review the following eligibility criteria to determine if your organization and interoperable software system qualify for access to IPAWS-OPEN:
  1. An organization in the United States with approval from their State Emergency Management Agency.
  2. The interoperable software developer has executed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with FEMA for system testing. See the IPAWS-OPEN Developers list posted at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=5670
  3. If your organization and interoperable software system meet the criteria, complete the attached MOA application form and return to ipaws@fema.dhs.gov. Please indicate "Operational COG Application" in the subject line of your email.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: IPAWS: Applying for Access to IPAWS-OPEN

Sending a Nixle IPAWS Message
Once an agency receives its credentials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send an IPAWS message, the message must adhere to specific guidelines. 
To find out more on the required guidelines, please visit Nixle: Sending a Nixle IPAWS Message
What do the IPAWS publishing status codes mean? Using the code received from IPAWs, the IPAWS publishing status can be checked in the table found at the following link: Nixle: What do the IPAWS publishing status codes mean?

Agency Users

See the table below for explanations of common issues and requests for Agency Users, and the steps to resolve them.
 

Request

Troubleshooting Steps

Creating New User

Agency Admin's (with Administrator permissions) can follow the steps below to invite a new user:  

  1. Login to https://agency.nixle.com/login/
  2. Select My Account in the top right-hand corner
  3. Click the Users tab 
  4. Select the blue Invite New User button 
  5. Enter the new user's Full Name and Email Address
  6. Select the Permissions required for the new user
  7. Click Send Invitation 
The new user will then receive an invitation to register with a username and password. 

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Creating A New Nixle Agency User

Managing Nixle Users 
Agency Admin's (with Administrator permissions) can remove or edit users in the agency. 
Follow the steps below to edit or remove a user: 
  1. Login to https://agency.nixle.com/login/
  2. Select My Account in the top right-hand corner
  3. Click the Users tab 
  4. Locate the user to remove
  5. Click the User-added image icon to edit, and the User-added image icon to remove. 

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Managing Agency Users
Types of users 
There are 4 types of users available in Nixle:
  • Administrator for Agency (Administrators can invite new users & change account settings)
  • Private Group Permissions (User can create, manage, and publish to private groups)
  • Public Group Permissions (User can create, manage, and publish to public groups)
  • Tipping (User can view anonymous tips and interact with tipsters via email and text message)
Password Reset

To reset the password for your Nixle user account, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to https://agency.nixle.com/login/
  2. Select Forget your password?
  3. Enter the email address associated with the user account
  4. Click the Reset My Password button
  5. Click the link in the corresponding email
  6. Confirm your new password and choose Change My Password.
To find out more, please visit Nixle: Agency User Password Reset
Updating Username 
Nixle users are not able to update the agency username.
Please contact Nixle Technical Support for assistance updating the username.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: How can an agency user update their account information?
Updating contact number 
To update the contact number in a users account, follow the steps below;
  1. Login to https://agency.nixle.com/login/
  2. Select My Account in the top right-hand corner
  3. Click the Personal Information tab 
  4. Update the Cell Phone or Phone as required
  5. Click Save
To find out more, please visit Nixle: How can an agency user update their account information?
Updating Email 
To update the email address in a users account, follow the steps below;
  1. Login to https://agency.nixle.com/login/
  2. Select My Account in the top right-hand corner
  3. Click the Personal Information tab 
  4. Click Edit Emails
  5. To add a new email click Add New Email
  6. To remove an email address, click Delete
To find out more, please visit Nixle: How can an agency user update their account information?

More than one agency 

If a registered Nixle user requires access to another agency, they can use their existing log in to access the other agencies.
When an invitation has been received to register for another agency, simply log in with the existing account, and the agency will be added to the user's profile.
To then switch agencies, follow the steps below;

  1. Login to https://agency.nixle.com/login/ 
  2. In the top right-hand corner, locate the Switch Agency dropdown
  3. Select the required agency 
  4. After a minute, the new agency will load

To find out more, please visit Nixle: User's With Multiple Agencies

Why am I repeatedly being asked for my Nixle account login information

Two-factor authentication uses cookies to remember the account information. If the account information is always required, enable cookies for the browser.

An alternative to utilizing two-factor authentication is permit listing. To do so, please email the support team (securedesk@nixle.com) the internal IP address for each workstation that accesses the Nixle account.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Why am I repeatedly being asked for my Nixle account login information?

Resolving New User Invitation Errors

To successfully send the new user invitation to the new user's email address when you see the error "User has already joined the agency", follow the below steps:

  1. Log in to agency.nixle.com.
  2. Choose My Account from the top of the page.
  3. Choose the Edit Emails link from the Personal Information pane.
  4. Choose Delete for the agency.admin@mail.com email address.
  5. Choose Delete to confirm.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Resolving New User Invitation Errors

Two-factor verification 

Nixle is dedicated to ensuring that agencies' published messages are from an authentic source and not the result of falsified credentials or compromised accounts.

The two-factor verification process explained in greater detail as follows:

  1. An agency user or administrator logs in to their agency website from an unrecognized device or internet browser.
  2. The agency user or administrator chooses to send a verification code to either an email account under their control or to a mobile phone in their possession.
  3. The agency user or administrator receives the code and then enters it with their login credentials on the agency website.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Two Factor Verification

Nixle Administrator App

Nixle EngageBridge allows both State and Local Government customers, as well as Nixle-for-Business customers, to easily send notifications from the field to Nixle group contacts. Public Safety agencies will be able to quickly generate a publication to their Nixle Wire group using the "Quick Message" option. Messages will be sent via SMS and include a link to a web publication if there are more than 17 available characters.

To find out more, please visit Nixle: Administrator App (EngageBridge app)
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