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description: Set up an Admissions Connect portal so that unauthenticated guest users can interact with your institutions. For example, create a portal for applicants to upload documents and check on their application status, or for alumni to connect with one another.
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# Set Up a Portal

Set up an Admissions Connect portal so that unauthenticated guest users can interact with your institutions. For example, create a portal for applicants to upload documents and check on their application status, or for alumni to connect with one another.

- **[Learn About Admissions Connect Portals](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_learn.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Portals, also called Experience Cloud sites or Communities, are a great way to give users access to just what they need in an easy-to-use web page. For example, you can limit access for some application reviewers, like external users who are alumni, because they don’t need access to Cases, Opportunities, and other Salesforce records. Or maybe you want to create an applicant portal to let applicants view, edit, and submit their Application.
- **[Plan Your Applicant Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_plan_applicant.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn how to set up an applicant portal for Admissions Connect.
- **[Set Up Security for an Admissions Connect Portal](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_security.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Define the data that your portal users can access.
- **[Create an Admissions Connect Portal and Set Up the Basics](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_site.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Set up an Admissions Connect portal using the prebuilt template or a template that you created from another Experience Cloud site, and review the site's settings to ensure that it suits your institution’s needs.
- **[Build Out an Admissions Connect Portal](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_build.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Every portal is different. It’s up to you and your admissions staff to decide what works best for your reviewers and applicants. When building your portal, refer to the Admissions Connect Components reference for a list of components that are supported in Experience Builder.
- **[Verify Your Applicant Portal Setup](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_applicant_verify.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Review the tasks to help ensure that applicants are successful in the portal.