bg's agent resource center - Single Sign-On (SSO)

SINGLE SIGN-ON (SSO)

At Bean Group, we’ve incorporated “single sign-on” functionality wherever possible so that agents aren’t required to repeatedly re-enter credentials in order to use different sites and systems. With SSO, when you’re logged in to your Bean Group email account, you’re able to immediately access other Bean Group tools that you use throughout the day.

Google Workspace (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Calendar, etc.)
i.beangroup (our company intranet & your one-stop access point for all things BG)

We use Google Workspace (formerly known as "G Suite") applications such as Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc. to create, store, and share files, collaborate on documents, share our calendars, and much more. It is important to know these files can not be shared directly with users outside the company domain, access and sharing permissions are limited to individuals logged in to a beangroup.com account.

Click here to view an informational video providing more detail on SSO. For more detailed information on Gmail & Google Workspace, click here.

SINGLE SIGN-ON TIP #1: PICK A PREFERRED WEB BROWSER FOR YOUR BG EMAIL!

If you regularly use a personal email, we highly recommend that you use one web browser (i.e. Chrome, Safari, Firefox) specifically for your Bean Group email, and another browser specifically for your personal email.

Staying logged in to your Bean Group email on one preferred browser will allow you to quickly access not only your beangroup.com email but all other Bean Group tools that are SSO-enabled.

SINGLE SIGN-ON TIP #2: BOOKMARK THESE SITES!

We recommend that you add bookmarks for each site on your preferred browser for easy access. With the exception of SkySlope, all of our major sites and systems are SSO-enabled and require you to be logged in to your Bean Group Gmail account to access.

Click here for a complete list of URL’s for all of our sites, systems, and programs, and instructions for creating bookmarks in your preferred browser!

Click here to access more training information on BG's sites, systems, and programs found in Part 2 of the Online Orientation Training.

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH SSO (SINGLE SIGN-ON)

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO SET YOURSELF UP TO USE SSO WITH BEAN GROUP'S SITES AND SYSTEMS

If you regularly use a personal email, we recommend that you use one browser (i.e. Chrome, Safari, Firefox) specifically for your Bean Group email, and another browser specifically for your personal email. Staying logged in to your Bean Group email on one browser will allow you to quickly access not only your beangroup.com email, but all other Bean Group tools that SSO-enabled.

STEP 1:

Open a browser which you would like to use for your beangroup.com email and clear your cache/cookies.

You can find instructions on how to clear cache and cookies on various browsers here: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cache-2617980

STEP 2:

Go to www.gmail.com and enter your beangroup.com email credentials (i.e. firstname.lastname@beangroup.com).

If you don't know your beangroup.com email credentials, please contact support@beangroup.com

STEP 3:

Once you're logged into your beangroup.com email, simply open a new tab to start accessing the following BG sites and systems that are SSO-enabled:

Below you will find step-by-step instructions for accessing each of these sites.

NOTE: If you are not logged into your beangroup.com email, attempting to access these SSO-enabled sites will bring you to a gmail login page where you can simply enter your beangroup.com email credentials to log in. Staying logged in to your beangroup.com email prevents you from having to enter credentials at these sites.

I.BEANGROUP

In a new tab, type in beangroup.org to access i.bean.