How to Enable Anonymous Access to a Site

In this post you will learn how to enable anonymous access to your site in SharePoint 2013. - See more at: http://www.sharepoint-journey.com/how-to-enable-anonymous-access-in-sharepoint-2013.html#sthash.8KnX2TGn.dpuf

In this post you will learn how to enable anonymous access to your site in SharePoint 2013. - See more at: http://www.sharepoint-journey.com/how-to-enable-anonymous-access-in-sharepoint-2013.html#sthash.8KnX2TGn.dpuf

In this post you will learn how to enable anonymous access to your site in SharePoint 2013. - See more at: http://www.sharepoint-journey.com/how-to-enable-anonymous-access-in-sharepoint-2013.html#sthash.8KnX2TGn.dpuf

In this post you will learn how to enable anonymous access to your site in SharePoint 2013. - See more at: http://www.sharepoint-journey.com/how-to-enable-anonymous-access-in-sharepoint-2013.html#sthash.8KnX2TGn.dpuf

In this article we can explore the answers to the following:

1. How to enable Anonymous Access to a site
2. Should we add All Users with Write Permissions?
3. Is Central Administration required to allow Anonymous Users?

I am trying to answer all these questions. Please use the following procedure to solve the problem.

Open Central Administration.

Go to "Manage web applications" -> "Authentication Providers".



In the dialog that appears, click on the "Default" zone. You will get the following dialog.

Check the "Enable anonymous access" check box and click the "OK" button.

Now go to "Manage web applications" -> "Anonymous Policy".



Make sure the Default zone policy is set to "None" as shown below.


 
Open Site Collection

Now open your "Site Collection" -> "Site Permissions" page.



You will be able to see a new Ribbon Button named Anonymous Access. Click the button and in the dialog that appears, allow anonymous access to the Entire Web site as shown below.



Click the "Ok" button to save the changes. Now your site is ready with Anonymous Access.

Testing Anonymous Access

Open a new browser instance and enter the URL of your site. You should not be prompted for login and please note the page is rendered with a "Sign In" link on the top-right corner.



This confirms that Anonymous Access is enabled.

References

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Summary

In this article we have explored how to enable Anonymous Access.