Configure connection settings - Configure connection settings - Alfresco - Alfresco Outlook Integration - Alfresco/Alfresco-Outlook-Integration/2.5/Alfresco-Outlook-Integration/Alfresco-Outlook-Integration/Configure-Outlook-Integration/Microsoft-Outlook-configuration/Configure-connection-settings - 2.5

Configure Microsoft Outlook to find and connect to the correct Alfresco server.

1. Select Configure > Connection from the Alfresco Client tab in Microsoft Outlook.

2. In Server URL, type the address of the Alfresco server that you want to connect to.

   Type only the information before /share. For example, https://IP address or server name:port number.

   Note

   For the HTTPS connection to work from the Alfresco Outlook Client to Alfresco, we strongly recommend using an SSL configuration for a production environment, as a self-signed certificate will not work.

3. In Alfresco Repository path, type the name of the Alfresco repository.

   Tip

   This is often alfresco.

4. In Alfresco Share path, type the name of the Alfresco Share instance.

   Tip

   This is often share.

   Alternatively, specify an alternative Share URL in the Alternative Share URL field, if Alfresco and Share are running on different servers.

5. Select either Windows authentication or Standard authentication.

   If you select standard authentication, enter your Alfresco user name and password. If you select Windows authentication, the passthru authentication is used. For more information about authentication subsystem types, see Authentication subsystem types.

   Note

   By default, SAML authentication is enabled. Use the Client Settings XML file to disable SAML authentication, and remove the SAML authentication radio button in this panel. See Setting SAML in AlfrescoClientSettings for more information.

6. Click Check connection to test the connection to the Alfresco server.

   Note

   If your IT team has configured SAML authentication without single-sign on (SSO), then you may notice the following behaviour when you change the Outlook configuration. When you select Check connection, you'll see an authentication window, where you'll need to enter your Alfresco user name and password. If you choose to close the window without entering your login details, the Outlook Integration considers this to be a failed authentication attempt and will try again. When the authentication window is displayed for a 2nd time and you close the window, there'll be no further authentication attempts. The Alfresco Outlook Client displays a message to indicate that SAML authentication failed. Click OK to dismiss the message.