| 1. | From Blackbaud Student Information System, click NetCommunity on the navigation bar. The NetCommunity page appears. |
| 2. | From the top right corner, click Options. The NetCommunity Options screen appears. |
| 3. | Select Service URL from the tree view on the left. Options for Service URL appear on the right. |
| 4. | In the URL field, enter the URL for your Blackbaud NetCommunity Web service. http://yourmachinenameorIPaddress/PluginService/MasterService.asmx is the typical format for the URL. |
| 5. | To test the connection between Blackbaud Student Information System and Blackbaud NetCommunity, click Test Connection. If a connection exists, a successful connection message appears. |
If the connection is unsuccessful, make sure you entered the correct URL. To do this, copy and paste the URL into a browser to make sure it is valid. Refer to the URL example in step 4 to make sure the format is correct.