Step 1: Enable Customer PortalTo enable Customer Portal, follow the below steps
1. Click Your Name > Setup > Customize > Customer Portal > Settings.
2. Click Edit.
3. Select Enable Customer Portal.
4. Click Save.
5. Continue setting up the portal.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enablecustomerportal.png)
Step 2: Click “New” button.
You must have the “Customize Application” permission to set up and modify the Customer Portal.
Step 3: Enter the details and click “Save” button
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/portalsetup.png)
Step 4:
When you enable a Customer Portal, the following profiles are automatically created if you purchased user licenses for them:
• High Volume Customer Portal
• Authenticated Website
• Customer Portal User
• Customer Portal Manager
Create a profile and then assign it to the customer portal.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/editprofile.png)
Step 5: Edit the Contact page layout and add “Allow Customer Portal Self-Registration” to it.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/allowcustomerportal.png)
Step 6: Create an Account and click “Enable Partner” under “Work with Partner” button.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/enableaspartner.png)
Step 7: Create a contact under the account and click “Enable as Customer portal User” under “Work with Portal” button.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/customerportaluser.png)
Step 8: Fill in the details and click “Save” button.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/newuser.png)
Step 9: Check your email for username and password.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/email.png)
Step 10: Get the URL from the Portal Default Settings in the Customer portal.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/loginurl.png)
Step 11: Open the URL, enter the username and password and click “Login” button.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/usernameandpassword.png)
Step 12: It will ask you to create new password. So, enter the new password and click “Save” button.
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/newpassword.png)
![](https://infallibletechie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/customerportalhomepage.png)