Setting up authentication options
To set the authentication methods that the Microsoft Project Central server
uses to validate and identify users::
- Point to Admin on the menu bar, click Overview.
- Under Customize, click Authentication Options.
- On the Authentication Options page, specify how individual users are authenticated when they log on.
Learn
more about adding or modifying user
accounts.
There are three types of authentication options that administrators can set:
- Microsoft Windows NT Authentication. This option allows users to log on
with their Windows user account. Using this option, users are automatically
authenticated each time they log on.
- Microsoft Project Central server Authentication. This option requires users to
log on with the name and password you designate for them. They are not
automatically authenticated.
- Mixed. Users can be authenticated with either authentication option above.
For each individual user you must specify the authentication method for that user.
Note Switching to Windows NT Authentication as the only authentication option
invalidates all accounts using Microsoft Project Server authentication. If
you switch authentication options, you must manually reactivate these accounts and change their
authentication method.