Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Eight

In this article, we will see how the Central Admin controls the management of the web application.

• Manage Web Applications On SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part One
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Two
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Three
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Four
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Five
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Six
• Manage Web Applications In SharePoint 2013 Central Administration - Part Seven

Let’s open Central Admin of SharePoint on your machine. On your Windows desktop screen, click Start >> Administrative Tools >> SharePoint 2013 Central Administration.

 

• Run it as an administrator to have elevated privileges.
  
• You will see the screenshot given below.
  
  
  
  
• Central Admin is configured under the categories given below.
  
• Click on "Application Management".
  
  
• You will see "Web Applications".
  
• Click on "Manage web applications".
  
• You will see the screen given below.
  
  
  
  
• Here, we can see various options to work with the web applications.
  
• Let’s see them from left to right in different parts of the article.

We have four categories where the events have been categorized.

1. Contribute
2. Manage
3. Security
4. Policy

In this part, we will see “Mobile Account” under "Manage” category.

Mobile Account

1. Select the Web Application >> Mobile Account.
2. You will see the screen below.

• SMS Service
  Provide a URL link of the SMS Service you are going to use.
  
  
• User Name
  Provide a username provided to you by the SMS Service company.
  
  
• Password
  Provide a password.

Once you configure these settings, the web application will use them for sending SMS to users as notifications through the web application.

In this part of managing the Web Application, we saw how to manage the Mobile Account of the web application. There are more features under managing the Web Applications, which we will see in the next article.

Until then, keep reading and keep learning.