Connection Settings

This dialog box appears when you click Add in the SharePoint Sites dialog box, that is in turn accessed from the Open from SharePoint dialog box. It lets you specify a new SharePoint site to be added to the list of available sites. Choose whether you will specify the name of the server and a top level site or a full URL.

To specify a site name, make a choice under Site Selection:

Connect to a SharePoint server site

Choose the option 'I want to select one of the top-level sites'. Provide a server name, select either a normal http// protocol or an https// secured protocol using the Secure Server checkbox, and click Connect. Type in your user name and password if SharePoint prompts you to do so. When connected, the Site Name selection box will offer all available site names; select the desired one.

Provide the URL

Choose the option 'I know the exact URL of the site'. To specify a precise URL, it is easiest to browse to it through your internet browser, copy the URL and paste it into the URL text box. You can either specify a top-level site, in this case the URL you enter in the text box is the URL that specifies the site,

e.g. https://myserver/sites/mysite or

                 http://myserver/mysite

You can also specify a library under a top-level site. In this case you have to select the checkmark `URL specifies a library`. The URL must contain the library name, but no further.

e.g. http:// myserver /mysite/Default

Click Connect. If the connection succeeds, type the display name of the selected site.

Connect to an Office 365 site

Select this option to create a new connection to an Office 365 site or library as described in the 'I know the exact URL of the site' option. The only difference is that in this case you are not required to connect to Office 365 before creating the connection.

 

You can choose a selected site as default, so it becomes the one offered whenever you interact with SharePoint.

 

See DMS overview.