Configuring Box Hubs

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 for details.

     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.
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.

Setting up the default Hubs settings

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

Setting up the Shared Links section

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

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 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.