To integrate Active Directory Federated Services (AD FS), you start with retrieving the IdP (identity provider) metadata in AD FS Management console.
Procedure
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To open the AD FS Management console, from the Microsoft Server Manager, in the upper right, expand Tools, and then click AD FS Management.
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In the left navigation pane, expand AD FS > Service, and then click Endpoints.
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In the right pane, under Endpoints > Metadata, in the Federation Metadata row, copy the URL path.
For example, copy FederationMetadata/2007-06/FederationMetadata.xml
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Add the host name of the AD FS computer to the URL path you copied as follows:
https://hostname/FederationMetadata/2007-06/FederationMetadata.xml
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To retrieve the IdP (identity provider) metadata, in a browser, paste the complete URL.
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Save the IdP metadata as an XML file.
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Leave the AD FS Management console open.