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Manage anonymous access for a web application in SharePoint Server. You can enable or disable anonymous access for a web application. If you enable anonymous access for a web application, site administrators can then grant or deny anonymous access at the site collection, site, or item level.
How to enable or disable anonymous access for a web application?
You can enable or disable anonymous access for a web application. If you enable anonymous access for a web application, site administrators can then grant or deny anonymous access at the site collection, site, or item level.
How to set up an anonymous access policy?
In the Policy group of the ribbon, click Anonymous Policy. In the Anonymous Access Restrictions dialog, in the ** Zone ** list, click the zone for which you want the policy to apply. In the Permissions section, select the permission policy that you want anonymous users to have, and then click Save.
Which is the default permission policy for anonymous users?
The following permission policies can be specified for anonymous users: None: No policy is specified. This setting gives anonymous users the same default permissions available to NT AUTHORITY\\Authenticated Users and All Authenticated Users.
What happens if you enable anonymous access for a web application?
If you enable anonymous access for a web application, site administrators can then grant or deny anonymous access at the site collection, site, or item level. If anonymous access is disabled for a web application, no sites within that web application can be accessed by anonymous users.
How to enable anonymous access in Microsoft Office?
Click the zone where you want to enable anonymous access. Ensure that the Enable anonymous access check box is selected, and click OK. In the Policy group of the ribbon, click Anonymous Policy. In the Anonymous Access Restrictions dialog, in the ** Zone ** list, click the zone for which you want the policy to apply.
How to deny access to a web application?
Deny All: Anonymous users have no access to any part of the web application. Use the following procedure to configure anonymous access for a web application. Start SharePoint 2016 Central Administration. On the SharePoint Central Administration website, in the Application Management section, click Manage web applications.