How to Set Up QuickBooks Web Connector? Quick Steps

QuickBooks Web Connector is a Microsoft Windows application that allows you to connect Quickbooks to multiple apps and exchange data for seamless financial management. Web Connector is a single place where you can set up or manage multiple connected apps. Connected apps will show all the apps you set up with QuickBooks.

Before you set up QuickBooks Web Connector on your server computer, you will need to consider the following pointers: 

• Web connector can only be installed where the file is locally saved.
• Contact the third party for the recommended version of the Web connector.
• If no .qwc file is saved locally, please contact the third party to download it.

Refer to the detailed guide below for step-by-step instructions on how to install, set up, and manage the Web Connector in one place. Let’s begin with this detailed guide. 

What is QuickBooks Web Connector? 

A QuickBooks Web Connector is a Microsoft Windows application that facilitates data transfer between third-party web services, applications, and QuickBooks Desktop products, such as QuickBooks Financial software and QuickBooks Point of Sale.

The Web Connector should be downloaded on the same computer as your QuickBooks and on the same local network to ensure a secure connection. It acts like a bridge, allowing these applications to communicate using qbXML and qbposXML. QBWC is installed on the same machine as QuickBooks Desktop or on the same local network, ensuring secure communication. 

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QuickBooks Products Supported by Web Connector 

You can use the QuickBooks Web Connector 2.1.0.30 and older versions with any QuickBooks product that supports the QuickBooks SDK or the QBPOS SDK, including:

• U.S. editions of QuickBooks Financial Software products
• QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
• QuickBooks Premier (2002 or later)
• QuickBooks Pro (2002 or later)
• QuickBooks Simple Start (2006 or later)
• Canadian editions of QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise (2003 or later)
• UK editions of QuickBooks Pro or Accountant Edition (2003 or later)
• QuickBooks Point of Sale (v4.0 or later) – QBWC 2.1.0.30 or earlier
• QuickBooks Web Connector 2.1.0.30 and older versions only support up to TLS 1.0.

The QuickBooks Web Connector 2.2.0.34 and other newer versions will only work with the 

specific versions of QuickBooks as mentioned below: 

• U.S. editions of QuickBooks Financial Software products
• QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions (2015 or later)
• QuickBooks Premier (2015 or later)
• QuickBooks Pro (2015 or later)
• Canadian editions of QuickBooks (2015 or later)
• UK editions of QuickBooks (2015 or later)
• QuickBooks Web Connector 2.2.0.34 and newer versions support TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2.

The QuickBooks Web Connector software installer is available to everyone as free. To learn how to download and get started, refer to the steps described below. 

Set Up QuickBooks Web Connector and Automate Data Exchange 

In this section, we will discuss how you can get QuickBooks Web Connector and set it up, along with the steps to manage the connected apps, or you can learn how to add or remove any connected app in QuickBooks Desktop and the Web Connector:

1. Install QuickBooks Web Connector

Proceed with the below steps to install Web Connector:

• Exit QuickBooks Desktop and all the related processes. 
• Visit the Intuit Developer site and download Web Connector in the latest version.
• Now, right-click on the zip file that downloaded QBWebConnector2_R30_xxxxx, then select Extract All.
• In the extracted file, right-click on the QBWebConnectorInstaller.exe file, then select Run as Administrator.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. 
• Hit on Allow devices to make changes to your computer click Next.
• Now, choose I accept the terms in the license agreement in the License Agreement page, then click Next. 
• In the prompted Ready to Install Program page, choose Install.
• Finally, select Finish. 

Note: If you failed to install the latest version, you can get the supported older version too as listed on the page. 

If you see any error when install the Web Connector 

Getting an error when trying to install the Web Connector? Uninstall and reinstall it by following these steps: 

• Press the Windows+R keys together to launch the Run prompt.
• Type Control Panel in the Run window and click OK. 
• Choose Uninstall a Program. 
• Now, select Web Connector from the list and click Uninstall. If you cannot see QuickBooks Web Connector in the programs list, delete the QBWebConnector folder in these locations:
  • C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\
• Now, try to Install Web Connector again.

2. Set up Web Connector

Learn how to add an app to the Web Connector and simplify data transfer or management in QuickBooks Desktop:

a. Add an app 

Let’s connect the .QWC file to QuickBooks from the third-party web app with these steps: 

• Launch QB Desktop.

Note: Login to your QuickBooks Desktop as an admin and to your Intuit account. 

• Navigate to File at the top, select App Management and choose Manage Web Apps. 
• Hit on Set up next to the app you want to set up. Doing this will redirect you to the app’s website where you’ll log in.
• Now, choose Connect to QuickBooks on the app website.
• Launch QuickBooks Desktop and click Done on the displayed Access Confirmation screen to finish the setup with third-party application. 

b. Manage an app

First, log in to your QuickBooks as an admin and to your Intuit Account.

• Launch QB Desktop. 
• Navigate to File at the top and select App Management, then Manage Web Apps.
• Finally, choose Connected apps to view your apps and make the required changes.

c. Delete an app 

Need to remove any app from Web Connector or QuickBooks? Proceed with the below steps to learn how to do so: 

Delete the app from Web Connector

Important Note: Do not skip these steps. Your apps might get stuck in Web Connector if you remove or delete the apps from the QuickBooks preferences first to connect. 

• Launch QB Desktop and sign in to your company file where you connect your apps as an admin. 
• Navigate to File, then select Manage web apps. 
• Now, choose the app to remove, then click Remove. 
• When the confirmation screen appears to make sure the app has been removed, proceed to step 2.

Delete the app from the QuickBooks Preferences

• Select the Edit menu and hit on Preferences.
• Click on Integrated Applications. 
• Choose Company preferences.  
• Select the app that you want to remove, hit Remove and click OK.
• Open the Web Connector and select the Connected Apps.
• If the application is removed from the Integrated Applications, hit on Remove next to it. 

3. Transfer App to your device

You can easily transfer an app to another computer for the same QuickBooks company file. Once done, the connection of that app is removed from your computer. Make sure to keep your QuickBooks up-to-date to the latest release. 

• Launch QB Desktop. 

Note: Login to QuickBooks and Intuit Account as an administrator. 

• Select File> App Management and then click on Manage Web Apps.
• Choose the Connected apps to view your apps and make the changes accordingly.
• Hit on Transfer App to my device. This will move your connection to the new device. Continue the data transfer to finish the process. 

Conclusion 

This concludes our detailed article on how to download and set up QuickBooks Web Connector. Once done, you can easily exchange data or automate data transfer in QuickBooks, eliminating the need for manual efforts. We hope the information provided above has helped you get started with the Web Connector.

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