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# Authenticating to an Odoo Server

The **Odoo Connector** uses OAuth2 authentication process.

You may authenticate to an Odoo server:

* from the page menu
* from the **Odoo links** info banner

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## Authenticating from the page menu <a href="#authenticatingtoanodooserver-authenticatingfromthepagemenu" id="authenticatingtoanodooserver-authenticatingfromthepagemenu"></a>

The page actions menu is always available for authentication. \
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To authenticate from the page menu:

1. Open the page menu, click on and select **Odoo servers:**\
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2. In the popup window click on **Authenticate** to authenticate yourself on the selected Odoo server:\
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3. If you do not have an active session for the Odoo server, the authentication process will open a log-in screen for the Odoo server. Enter all information and click **Log in.**\ <br>

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4. In case of a successful login, the process re-directs the user to the original page.\ <br>

   In case you have an active session for the Odoo server (you are logged in), the log-in screen for the Odoo server won't pop-up but the connector authenticates you automatically.

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## Authenticating from the Odoo links info banner <a href="#authenticatingtoanodooserver-authenticatingfromtheodoolinksinfobanner" id="authenticatingtoanodooserver-authenticatingfromtheodoolinksinfobanner"></a>

Authenticating from the **Odoo links** info banner is only available if there is at least one Odoo macro inserted on the page.

To authenticate from the banner:

1. Click on the **Odoo links** info banner, and click on the **connect** link of the selected server:\
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2. If you do not have a valid session for the Odoo server, the authentication process will open a log-in screen for the Odoo server. Enter all information and click **Log in.**\
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3. In case of a successful login, the process re-directs the user to the original page.\ <br>

   In case you have an active connection with Odoo (you are logged in), the log-in screen for the Odoo server won't pop-up but the connector authenticates you automatically.

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