- Launch Project Professional
- Navigate –> Tools –> Enterprise Options –> Microsoft Office Project Server Accounts (see below).
- In the Account Properties dialog box, we need to specify the following:
- Account Name – Name for references purposes, can be anything you find descriptive.
- Project Server URL – This will be provided to you by your Project Server administrator.
- Select the Use Windows user account radio button.
- Optionally select the Set as default account checkbox.
- Click OK when finished.
- Lastly, consider the following settings:
- highlight the connection most frequently used in the available accounts section, and click the Set as Default button
- When starting setting
- If you will always be using Project Professional connected to the Enterprise, select the Automatically detect connection state radio button.
- If you anticipate the need to work in a disconnected state occasionally, select the Manually control connection state radio button.
- Click OK when finished.
- Exit Project Professional.
- Launch Project Professional.
- If you selected the Manually control connection state setting previously, you will be prompted with the login dialog box below.
- Select which server you would like to connect to, or Work Offline, then click the OK button.
