Default connectors in SharePoint Server

2013
SharePoint 2013

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

Summary: Learn which connectors that by default are installed in SharePoint products.

The crawler uses connectors to connect to content repositories. In previous SharePoint products connectors were
known as protocol handlers.

Default connectors reference

The following table lists the connectors that by default are installed in SharePoint products, and to which
content repositories they connect.

Connector Content repository

Bcs Business Connectivity Services (internal protocol)

Bcs2 Business Connectivity Services URLs (internal protocol)

File File shares

http Web sites

https Web sites over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Notes Lotus Notes databases

Rb Exchange public folders for versions prior to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Rbs Exchange public folders over SSL for versions prior to Exchange Server 2003

Sps People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Sps3 People profiles in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Sps3s People profiles in Office SharePoint Server 2007 over SSL

 Spss People profiles in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 over SSL

Sts3 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites

Sts3s Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites over SSL

Sts4 Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2013,
and SharePoint Server 2013 sites

Sts4s SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2013, and
SharePoint Server 2013 sites over SSL

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