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Sending connections for CPS managed sites
If you’re using Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) to manage your website, you send users a
connection key that connects them to the server.
Tip: You can also have users type connect:server domain name (where server domain name is the
name of the server where CPS is installed) in the Contribute browser address bar to connect to the
website.
Note: Before users can use a connection key or type connect: to connect to a CPS managed
website, you must add users to the website. If you haven’t already done so, see “Adding users to your
website (CPS only)” on page 57.
If you’re not using CPS to manage your website, see “Sending connection keys for websites”
on page 60 for information about sending connection keys.
To send a CPS connection key:
1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites
(Macintosh), and select the website you want to administer from the submenu.
If the website has no administrator, click Yes when a dialog box asks whether you want to
become the website administrator. Then enter and confirm an administrator password for the
website, and click OK.
The Administer Website dialog box appears.
2. Click Send Connection Key.
The Send Connection Key dialog box appears.
3. You can select to e-mail the connection link to the user, or save the file to your local computer.
4. Select another category to modify, or click Close to exit the Administer Website dialog box and
save your changes.
Related topics
• “Deploying Contribute and website connections” on page 59
• “Adding users to your website (CPS only)” on page 57
Deploying Contribute across an organization
Adobe uses an extensible installation application called the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)
that lets you install Contribute to multiple Windows computers in your organization. The
Contribute MSI installer can interface with Microsoft Active Directory that lets multiple users in
your organization use the application based on the organization’s group policies.
Deploying Contribute 4.0 by using Microsoft Systems Management Server
You can also deploy Contribute on multiple computers across the organization by using the
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). SMS allows you to effectively manage large
groups of Microsoft-based computer systems in your organization with services such as remote
control, patch management, and software distribution.