Configure the SharePoint connection
Sitefinity CMS supports two authentication types for user authentication for SharePoint connections:
- Claims-based authentication
- Windows classic mode authentication
To configure the SharePoint connection, perform the following:
- On the Sitefinity CMS main menu, choose Administration » Connector for SharePoint.
Click Add a SharePoint Site if this is your first connection; otherwise, click Add new site.
- The Add SharePoint site page opens.
- In Site name field, enter a name for the connection.
- In URL / IP address field, enter the URL or the IP address of the SharePoint site.
NOTE: If you use cloud-based SharePoint, you use the full site path. For example: https://{your tenant}.sharepoint.com/sites/{site-name}
.
- In Username and Password fields, enter your SharePoint site credentials.
NOTE: If you use on-prem SharePoint, use the DOMAIN\account
syntax. If you use cloud-based SharePoint, use the account@example.com
syntax.
- Click one of the following:
- Continue to Setup Synchronization
You must select the content to be synchronized and method of synchronization.
Perform procedure Select the content to be synchronized.
- Click Save and close.
The SharePoint connection is created and saved, but no content is chosen for synchronization. The system returns you to SharePoint sites page.