Create a link to Blackbaud NetCommunity from NetClassroom and Faculty Access for the Web

1. Open the Faculty Access for the Web or NetClassroom web.config file.

2. In the <Appsettings> section, enter code to link to Blackbaud NetCommunity. For sample code, see Sample Code to Link to Blackbaud NetCommunity.

   1. For the BBNCUrl key value, enter the URL for your Blackbaud NetCommunity website.

   2. For the BBNCLinkDisplay key value, enter the title of the link to display in Faculty Access for the Web and NetClassroom.

   3. For the BBNCLinkPageID key value, enter the page ID for the Blackbaud NetCommunity page to link to.

      Tip: To get the page ID, go to Pages & templates and select the page . On the Properties tab, the page ID appears in the Page ID row.

   4. For the BBNCSharedKey, BBNCLinkUserQS, BBNCLinkTimeQS, BBNCLinkHashQS, and BBNCLinkUseIP key values, enter the single sign-on values previously entered in Blackbaud NetCommunity under Enable Single Sign-On Authentication on the Settings tab in Sites & settings. For more information, see Single sign-on authentication settings.

      • The BBNCSharedKey key value must match the value in the Shared Key column.

      • The BBNCLinkUserQS key value must match the value in the UserName Querystring column.

      • The BBNCLinkTimeQS key value must match the value in the Time Querystring column.

      • The BBNCLinkHashQS key value must match the value in the MD5 Hash Querystring column.

      • The BBNCLinkUseIP key value must match the value in the Include IP column. If this checkbox is selected, enter "yes." If not, enter "no."

3. Save the Faculty Access for the Web or NetClassroom web.config file.

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