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# Configuring Box Hubs

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As a Box Admin, you can enable or disable Box Hubs for all your managed or selected users and groups.

1. Go to **Admin Console > Enterprise Settings**.
2. Select the **Content and Sharing** tab and scroll down to the **Hubs** section.
3. Select **Configure**.
4. Select one of the following settings:
   * **Disable for all Hubs users**
   * **Enable for all Hubs users (recommended):** on by default when you first log in to Box
   * **Enable for select users or groups**
   * **Enable for everyone except select users or groups**\
     See [Enterprise Settings: Content & Sharing Tab](/en/box-admin-tools/box-admin-reference/enterprise-settings-content-sharing-tab#hubs) for details.

<Note>
  **Notes**

  * These default settings only apply to Box accounts created as of November 4, 2025. Existing accounts retain their previous settings.
  * Enabling Box Hubs for specific users has the following limitations: You can enter up to 100 names/email addresses and up to 100 groups. If you want to enable or disable more, you must enable or disable Hubs for the entire organization.
</Note>

5. Choose the visibility settings of Hubs in the navigation menu. Available options are:
   * **Only users with permission to create Hubs**.
   * **All managed users (recommended)**.
6. Save your changes.

<Note>
  **Note**

  If you choose to disable Hubs creation but already have existing Hubs, [contact our Support team](https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) to disable the product for your entire enterprise. If you disable Hubs creation in the Admin console, your users will still be able to view the Hubs gallery.
</Note>

## Setting up the default Hubs settings

You can set up some of Hubs’ behavior on an enterprise level.

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  Setting up the Shared Links section
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1. Access the Admin Console.
2. Navigate to **Enterprise Settings**.
3. Go to the **Content and Sharing** tab.
4. Configure the **Shared Links** section:
   1. Change **Allow shared links for** to either:
      * Folder, files, and hubs.
      * Folders only.
      * Files only.
      * Nothing, restrict sharing.

### Setting up Collaborating on Content

1. Go to **Admin Console > Enterprise Settings**.
2. Scroll to the **Collaborating on content** section and limit the external collaboration by choosing one of the following options:
   * **Enable external collaboration**
   * **Limit collaboration to allowlisted domains**

<Note>
  **Note**

  This setting is global for all collaborated content, not only Hubs.
</Note>

3. Scroll down to the **Hubs** section (if enabled).

4. Under **Manage Hubs Global Presets** option, click **Edit Configuration** to set the default Hub settings.

5. Configure the **Who can access Hubs** section:
   * Turn on **Restrict collaboration to within** ***\[organization]*** to limit access to users in your organization.

     * Select **Allow hub co-owners to change this setting** to allow per-hub changes.

   * Turn on **Restrict public shared links** to block the creation of public shared links for Hubs.

     * Select **Allow hub co-owners to change this setting** to allow per-hub changes.

6. Configure who can copy Hubs:
   * Under **Who can copy this Hub**, select one of the following options:
     * **No one**
     * **Only users within \[organization]**
     * **Anyone**
   * Select **Allow hub co-owners to change this setting** to allow per-hub changes.

7. Configure who can manage collaborators:
   * Under **Who can add or modify collaborators**, select one of the following options:

     * **Editors and co-owners**

     * **Only co-owners**

   * Select **Allow hub co-owners to change this setting** to allow per-hub changes.

8. Configure who can manage shared links:

   * Under **Who can create or modify shared links**, select one of the following options:

     * **Editors and co-owners**

     * **Only co-owners**

   * Select **Allow hub co-owners to change this setting** to allow per-hub changes.

9. Select **Save** to apply your changes.

## Setting link expiration

You can set up shared links expiration for your enterprise. To do so:

1. Go to **Admin Console > Enterprise Settings**.
2. Select the **Content & Sharing** tab.
3. Scroll to the **Auto-Expiration** section.
4. Click the checkbox to select desired settings in **Shared link expiration settings**:
   * **Disable all shared links after a specified time of link creation.**
     * **\[x] days**
   * **Disable public shared links after a specified time of link creation**.
     * **\[x] days**
   * **Apply these settings to** - choose one:
     * **Folders, files, and hubs**
     * **Folders and files**
     * **Folders only**
     * **Files only**
     * **Hubs only**
   * **Notify item owners a specified time before expiration**
     * **\[x] days**
   * **Allow item owners and editors to modify the expiration date**
5. Save your changes.