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Configure SharePoint 2013
Published: July 16, 2012
Summary: Lists articles that describe how to configure settings (such as services, authentication, and specific features) after you install SharePoint 2013.
Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013
After you install SharePoint 2013, you must configure several additional settings to enable key features in your farm. The articles in this section provide steps for configuring these settings.
TechNet articles about how to configure settings for the server farm
The following articles about how to configure settings for the server farm are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | These articles describe how to configure the infrastructure for user, server-to-server, and app authentication. | |
| | Configure availability and recovery solutions for SharePoint 2013 | Learn about the options for providing high availability and disaster recovery solutions for SharePoint 2013. |
| | These articles describe how to configure incoming and outgoing e-mail in the server farm. | |
| | Learn about new licensing functionality and how to configure licensing in SharePoint Server 2013. | |
| | Learn how to subscribe to SMS alerts for your mobile device in SharePoint Server 2013. | |
| | Learn how Request Manager can route and throttle incoming requests to help improve performance and availability. | |
| | Configure services and service applications in SharePoint 2013 | These articles describe how to configure services and service applications. |
| | Configure usage and health data collection in SharePoint 2013 | Learn how to configure usage and health data collection. |
 | Configure Business Connectivity Services solutions for SharePoint 2013 | Find links to procedures to help you install and configure Business Connectivity Services for SharePoint 2013 on-premises and other scenarios. |
| | Learn the steps to set up and configure eDiscovery in SharePoint Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2013. | |
| | Configure Exchange task synchronization in SharePoint Server 2013 | Configure Exchange Server 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013 for task synchronization by using the SharePoint Server 2013 Task Synchronization feature. |
| | Configure Exchange Server 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013 for team email by using the SharePoint Server 2013 Site Mailboxes feature. | |
| | Configure social computing features in SharePoint Server 2013 | These articles describe how to configure social computing features. This includes My Sites, Community Sites, and microblogging in SharePoint Server 2013. |
| | Configure web content management solutions in SharePoint Server 2013 | Learn how to configure SharePoint web content management solutions that use cross-site collection publishing in SharePoint Server 2013. |
| | Learn how to install and configure Workflow Manager in SharePoint Server 2013. |
Additional resources about how to configure settings for the server farm
The following resources about how to configure settings for the server farm are available from other subject matter experts.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Installation and Deployment for SharePoint 2013 Resource Center | Visit the Resource Center to access videos, community sites, documentation, and more. |
Change History
| Date | Description |
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| July 16, 2012 | Initial publication |
