Farm settings

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To access Farm Settings in SharePoint On-Premises, follow these steps:

Using Central Administration:

  1. Open the SharePoint Central Administration site.
    • This is typically accessible at a URL like http://<server-name>:<port-number> (e.g., http://sharepoint1:15000) if it was set up on the default port.
  2. In Central Administration, go to the System Settings section.
  3. Click on Manage Farm Features or Manage Servers in this Farm to view and configure farm-level settings.

Alternative Access:

If you are unable to locate the Central Administration site:

  1. Use the Windows Start menu, search for SharePoint Central Administration, and open it.
  2. Navigate to the settings as described above.
Farm Settings in SharePoint

In these settings, you can choose:

  • Where to show bulk check in/out:
    You can control where the bulk check in/out functionality appears. For example, unchecking “Generic” will prevent the button from showing in lists. (to enable the selection, unmark “All”)
  • The limit of displayed files
  • A default view type
  • Enable CAML/filter view
  • Show file size
farm settings - bulk checkin/out

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