After Notes is installed and prior to using composite applications that contain portlets, or other features that require a WebSphere Portal server, users need a Home Portal account. Home Portal account information is stored in the Contacts database.

Note The standard portal URL format is "http://host:port/wps/myportal" where /wps is a standard portal context and /myportal is a standard personalized Home.

To specify a WebSphere Portal server as the Home Portal account server for a Notes user, you can set the following values using the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Administrator client. These settings affect fields on the Notes Home Portal Account preference page.

Administrators can use the Domino Administrator client to complete the following fields on the Portal Server Basics tab for users who may, for example, need to access and use composite applications that contain portlets:

• Home Portal Server -- Type the name of the Portal server that hosts Notes user accounts.
• Authentication URL -- Type the URL that Notes users need to access in order to authenticate with the Portal server.
• Authentication type -- Choose either J2EE-Form or HTTP for Web-based authentication.

For information about the Domino policy setting, see the topic "To configure Portal Server settings" in the "Create a Security policy settings document" parent topic in this guide.

Related topics

Creating a security policy settings document
Notes pre-installation checklist
Installing the Expeditor Notes Client Installer (NCI)

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