User Access Manager provides visual graphical web interface. Using your web browser you will be able to perform all operations like password protection, user access control, user management etc. User Access Manager interprets all your data operations and operations with catalogue tree image into the directives of access control files - .htaccess/htpasswd. But you don't need to know that - User Access Manager "knows" that and automatically generates and updates .htaccess/htpasswd access control files according to all your actions.