{"id":184851,"date":"2013-07-18T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T04:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=184851"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:53:57","slug":"connecting-to-portal-for-arcgis-via-arcgis-desktop","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-desktop\/administration\/connecting-to-portal-for-arcgis-via-arcgis-desktop","title":{"rendered":"Connecting to Portal for ArcGIS via ArcGIS Desktop"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37501,23851,37511],"tags":[23311],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36991],"class_list":["post-184851","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administration","category-data-management","category-sharing-collaboration","tag-portal-for-arcgis","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-desktop"],"acf":{"short_description":"ArcGIS Online\u00a0extends ArcGIS Desktop with basemaps and layers, and when you connect to your organization you can access your organization\u2019s maps","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a title=\"View more info...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Online<\/a>\u00a0extends ArcGIS Desktop with basemaps and layers, and when you connect to your organization you can access your organization\u2019s maps, layers, and tools, and use other online capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View more info...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/software\/arcgis\/portal-for-arcgis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portal for ArcGIS<\/a>\u00a0offers the same collaboration and sharing tools as ArcGIS Online, but differs in where it is hosted and what content is available to users. 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Open ArcGIS Administrator (typically found in the ArcGIS folder in your programs and files) and click Advanced\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29494\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/07\/admin-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Advanced Configuration choose Manage Portal Connections\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29495\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/07\/admin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Manage ArcGIS Portal Connections will display a list of your current connections, choose Add to enter a new connection, and enter the URL to the portal:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29566\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/07\/portal-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once added, you can select a connection and choose connect:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29567\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/07\/portal-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once your portal connection has been set, you can sign in from ArcMap (click File, then Sign in) to access your portal items, groups and services.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29568\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/07\/portal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more information see\u00a0<a title=\"View help topic\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/help\/main\/10.1\/0003\/00030000001p000000.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing Portal Connections<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7641,"user_firstname":"Bernie","user_lastname":"Szukalski","nickname":"Bern Szukalski","user_nicename":"bszukalski","display_name":"Bern Szukalski","user_email":"bszukalski@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-26 17:55:14","user_description":"I am a corporate technology evangelist and geo advocate at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping customers succeed with ArcGIS. \r\n\r\nOn a good day I'm making a map, on a great day I'm on one. 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