Configure access to the IBM Connections server
To use community pages in the portal site, configure single sign-on and trust association with the IBM Connections server. You must also configure the URL for the serviceconfig resource for the communities application and the Ajax proxy.
- Prerequisites
- IBM Connections: Deploying the IBM Connections portlets
Information in this section, Configuring access to the IBM Connections server, is similar to information in the IBM Connections documentation. The documentation provided here represents minimum configuration. For best results, follow the procedures in the IBM Connections documentation, Deploying the IBM Connections portlets.
- Set up single sign-on
Set up single sign-on to ensure that visitors receive only one authentication challenge. The instructions for deploying the IBM Connections portlets include multiple options for configuring authentication for the portlets. If you did not complete the procedures in the IBM Connections documentation, configure single sign-on using the applications server. For best results, follow the procedures provided in the IBM Connections documentation.- Import SSL certificate to set up trust association
To prevent security alert pop-ups add IBM Connections certificates to the portal server. The signer certificate used by the IBM Connections server must be trusted by the portal server. The instructions for deploying the IBM Connections portlets include a procedure to import the SSL certificate. If you did not complete that procedure, import the certificate in order to use community pages. For best results, follow the procedures provided in the IBM Connections documentation.- Configure the URL for the community application
The instructions for deploying the IBM Connections portlets include a procedure to configure the resource environment provider. If you did not complete that procedure, you must at least configure the community URL in order to use community pages. For best results, follow the procedures provided in the IBM Connections documentation.- Set up Ajax proxy
The support for community pages uses the Ajax proxy to access the remote server. Use the global Ajax proxy configuration to customize the outgoing HTTP traffic. The instructions for deploying the IBM Connections portlets include a procedure to configure the Ajax proxy. If you did not complete that procedure, you must at least configure a custom property for HTTP protocol, secure HTTP protocol, or both. For best results, follow the procedures provided in the IBM Connections documentation.
Parent: Integrate with Connections