Are there any browser settings neccessary for integrated windows security to work?
For integrated windows authentication to work you need to enable the option “Enable Integrated Windows Authentication” in your browser (go to the menu “Tools | Internet Options” and then to the tab Advanced). The zone to which the site belongs needs to have the option “Automatic logon with current username and password” or “Automatic logon only in Intranet zone” (only for the “Local intranet” zone) enabled (go to the menu “Tools | Internet Options”, select the tab “Security”, select the zone the site belongs to, for example “Trusted sites”, and then click on the button “Custom Level”). Which site groups are availble in SharePoint and what are the default permissions? When creating a portal you enter the name of the primary and secondary site owner (in the format of “machine name\user name” or “domain name\user name”). These two users are added automatically as administrators to the portal. WSS and SPS have four different site groups which define which access users have to the portal: •
