This issue can be a real annoyance but is a relatively easy fix.

Method 1 : Add to Trusted Sites

Add the URL of your SharePoint site to the Trusted zone. Tools > Options > Security > Trusted Sites

Enter the website name (URL) in Add this website to the zone. Acceptable URLs  can be portal.company.com or *.company.com 

NOTE: If your SharePoint site is NOT using SSL, make sure you uncheck the box Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone prior to adding it.

If you continue to get the user credential popup after making this change, check the security setting for the Trusted Sites zone. Click on Trusted Sites > Custom Level and scroll all the way to the bottom. Make sure User Authentication > Logon is set to Automatically Logon with current user name and password is set.

Method 2 : Custom Images or icons where added to your SharePoint Server site locally(on the server itself).

When a file is copied into the images folder on your SharePoint Server, you must remember to add the proper NTFS permissions to the file/s. This applies to anything that is not default (already there) that you add in and includes pictures ( jpeg, gif, png,etc ), icon files (e.g. if you want the PDF icon to appear), and everything else you add in by hand.

On your SharePoint Server (where SharePoint is installed at)

1. Go to IIS Manager and expand your local computer to show Websites.
   
2. Expand your SharePoint website directory and then navigate to _layouts.
   
3. Now right click on Images and choose explore to open the folder.
4. Find the files that have been added, right click on them and choose Properties.
5. Select the Security tab and add the local machine’s Users account to the list. Users (localmachinename\Users)
   
6. Give Read & Execute and read Permissions.
   
7. Repeat for every file you copy to the site

Now try your site again.

You should see your images and now you do not have to login 3-4 times.

Creating a template (with data) from an existing site.

              Click on the link to your Site in the left hand column. We’ll use Wiki as an example.

Click on Site Actions and select Site Settings.

               Under the column named Look and Feel select Save Site as Template.

             Give the template a filename(no spaces), a template name (The will be the name that displays on the site), then check the Include Content box. OK To complete

 After you receive the Operation Completed Successfully screen, Click on the link Site Template Gallery.

You will now see the template you just created under Site Template Gallery. Procced to click on the Name of the template file to save it.

Now save it to your desired location on your computer.

                You have now saved your Wiki or site as a new template that includes all the data that was previously there.

 Importing a saved template from one sharepoint site to a new SharePoint site

               Click on Site Actions and select Site Settings from the Home page of SharePoint. 

             Under Galleries select Site Templates.

            Click on Upload and select Upload Document.

             Browse to the location you saved the template file and select OK to upload.

 Give the template a name and a Title (The title will display on the SharePoint site). Click OK to finish

             You will now see the template in the Template Gallery.

 Now add the template as a site

           From the home page click on Site Actions then select Create.

             Under Web Pages select Sites and Workspaces.

Give a Title (Will Display on SharePoint), a URL Name (same as title but without spaces)

1. 1. Click the Custom tab then select your template.
   2. Click Create to finish.

           You will now see your Template on your SharePoint site.

1.  Login to SharePoint with a user who has full control.

2.  On the left hand Menu select the Document Library you wish to make the change in. (ex. Shared Documents)

3.  Select the folder or File that you want to change permissions on and open the dropdown menu to the right of the folder name. (ex. Test)

4.  From the drop down box select Manage Permissions.

5.  Remove any users you do not want to have access to the folder.

        a.  Click the checkbox to the left of the user /users and select Remove User Permissions  from  the Actions menu.

6.  To edit permissions for a user. Click the checkbox to the left of the user /users and select Edit User Permissions from the Actions menu.

7.  Now select what level of permissions the user will have and click ok.

You have completed a folder level permissions change.

Logging In

Log into Lotus iNotes from anywhere with an Internet connection by typing in the URL:  inotes.phase2.com

1.  Type your Username and Password into the spaces provided

Important Note: Your password is CASE SENSITIVE.  You must type in capital letters where your password has capital letters.

2.    Click the Sign In button

Logging In

Log into Lotus Connections from anywhere with an Internet connection by typing in the URL:  YOURCOMPANYNAME.phase2.com

1.  Type your Username and Password into the spaces provided

Important Note: Your password is CASE SENSITIVE.  You must type in capital letters where your password has capital letters.

2.  Click the Log In button

Logging In

Log into Lotus Quickr from anywhere with an Internet connection by typing in the URL: quickr.phase2.com

1. Type your Username and Password into the spaces provided

Important Note: Your password is CASE SENSITIVE. You must type in capital letters where your password has capital letters.

2. Click the Sign In button

To connect to a Team Foundation Server using Visual Studio with Team System (VSTS)

Note: Before connecting to a TFS server, Team Explorer must first be downloaded.

For Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer, download Team Explorer 2008

1. Launch Visual Studio with Team System.

2. On the Tools menu, click Connect to Team Foundation Server.

 3. In the Connect to Team Foundation Server dialog box, select a Team Foundation Server (ie: http://yourcompanyname.com) from the drop-down list. Click the Ok button.

4. If the drop-down list is empty, click the Servers button to manually enter the Team Foundation settings. Click the Add button and enter in the URL of your Team Foundation Server(ie: http://yourcompanyname.com), leave the port number to the default: 8080 and click the OK button. Repeat steps 2 & 3, then go to step 5.

5. A prompt will ask you to login. Enter in your credentials.

Username Format: phase2\username

6. Under Team projects, select one or more team projects from the list. Team projects with a check mark next to them will display in Team Explorer.

7. Click OK.

Team Explorer displays the team projects under the selected Team Foundation Server.

Accessing Team Foundation Server Online

1. Launch Internet Explorer.

2. Type in your Team Foundation Server URL: http://yourcompanynametswa.phase2int.com/8090

3. Enter in user credentials. Click ok.

Username Format: phase2\yourusername

4. Another screen to connect to Team Foundation Server will prompt. Enter in user credentials then click the connect button.

URL: http://yourcompanyname.phase2int.com:8080

Username: phase2\yourusername

5. You are now logged into Team Foundation Server Online.

Lotus Notes Setup and Configuration

NOTE: If you already have Notes 8.5 installed, skip to step 8. Additionally, this document assumes you have received your ID file; if you have not received your ID file, contact your Administrator or support@phase2.com.

1. Open the installer file and click Next

2. Click “I Accept the terms in the license agreement” and click Next.

3. Enter User Name and Organization Name and click Next.

4. Click Next.

5. Click Next.

6. Click Next.

7. Click Next, this will finish the installation.

8. Copy the name.id file to the following directories:

• C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\Data
• C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\Data\ids\People (Only copy here if the directory exists)

9. Open Lotus Notes 8.5

10. Click Next

 11. Enter your First and Last Name in the “Your name” field and dominoa.phase2.com in the “Domino Server” Field; leave “I want to connect to a Domino server” checked.

12. Enter your password and click Log In.

13. Click Browse.

14. Navigate to C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\Data and select your ID file, click Next.

15. Enter your password and click Log In.

16. Click Next.    

17. From the Welcome screen, click on the Home tab.

18. You can choose to create your own home page or use the default, for the purposes of this document, we will select Default.

19. This will bring you to a home page where you can navigate to Mail, Calendar, Contacts, To Do and Notebook.  When you click on these, they will open in a new tab.

One of the key selling features of Lotus Connections 2.5 is the capability to customize your homepage to look and feel the way you would like it.  Phase 2 offers many Widgets that can be added to your homepage based on your preference. 

The process to add the Widgets is very straight-forward:

1.  Go to the “Home” tab >> “My Page” click on customize

2.  Select the Widget that you would like to add and hit the “Add” button

3.  You can move the Widgets around the homepage by simply clicking on the header and dragging it to the section of the screen you would like it to appear on.

Enjoy!

Along with the new Phase 2 Lotus Connections 2.5 offering, we are happy to announce that customers can take advantage of the Connections 2.5 mobile interface designed for the mobile devices.

By simply opening up a browser on the mobile device [like an iPhone] enter the URL: yoursitename.phase2.com/mobile.

This provides easy access to all of the features of the Connections 2.5 platform including:

• Profiles
• Activities
• Blogs
• To Do List

With a simple touch of the screen receive current information regarding what is happening in your network, with your projects, and respond while on the go.

Supported Devices:

Enjoy!