How to change a Web Connector connection's settings
Learn how to change a QuickBooks Web Connector connection’s settings so you can modify its access level, automatic login, personal data access, and more.
This guide is provided by Conductor, the service that powers the QuickBooks Desktop integration for many business tools, including the one that sent you here.
When you first add a Web Connector connection, QuickBooks Desktop shows an Application Certificate window. In that window you choose important permissions for the connection – for example whether the application can connect when QuickBooks is closed, which user it should log in as, and whether it can access sensitive information.
This guide explains how to open that same configuration view again so you can change any preference for an existing Web Connector connection.
Open QuickBooks Desktop
Open the company file for the connection you want to modify
Sign in as the QuickBooks Admin user
Switch to single-user mode
If you’re currently in multi-user mode, switch to single-user mode by going to “File” → “Switch to Single-user Mode” in the top menu bar.
Open the Integrated Applications preferences
- Go to “Edit” → “Preferences” in the top menu bar.
- In the Preferences window that appears, navigate to “Integrated Applications” in the left sidebar.
- Click on the “Company Preferences” tab at the top of the window.
Open the connection's Properties window
- In the list of connections find the row that matches your Web Connector connection.
- Select it and click Properties.
Change the desired settings
The connection Properties window is the same window you saw when you intiially added the Web Connector connection. Here you can adjust:
- Access rights – for unattended syncing we recommend selecting “Yes, always; allow access even when QuickBooks is not running”.
- Login as – choose which QuickBooks user the connection will use. (See Change the QuickBooks Desktop user for a connection for more details.)
- Personal data access – check or un-check “Allow this application to access personal data such as Social Security Numbers and customer credit card information” depending on your needs.
- Any other options provided by QuickBooks Desktop or your specific QuickBooks version.
Save your changes
- Click OK to close the connection Properties window.
- Click OK again to close the Preferences window.
That’s it! Your QuickBooks Desktop connection will now use the updated settings going forward.