Integrate a new Viva Engage network into SharePoint Server
APPLIES TO: 
2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition 
SharePoint in Microsoft 365
This scenario describes the prerequisites and recommended steps to integrate a new Viva Engage network together with your existing SharePoint Server environment.
Scenario prerequisites
For this scenario, we assume that:
You have SharePoint Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2016, or SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 or later installed.
You don't use the SharePoint Server Newsfeed social feature.
You use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) as your identity provider and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 for identity federation.
You are ready to use a Viva Engage network.
Step 1: Purchase Viva Engage Enterprise
Viva Engage is included in many Microsoft 365 subscriptions, which means that you might already have licenses for the service.
Step 2: Create your Viva Engage network
To set up a Viva Engage network, see Viva Engage admin help.
When you set up your network, enforce Microsoft 365 identity for Viva Engage users.
For information about how users are managed in Viva Engage Enterprise, see Manage Viva Engage users across their life cycle from Microsoft 365.
Step 3: Set up directory synchronization
Microsoft 365 uses Microsoft Entra ID for identity management, and Viva Engage can be set up to enforce Microsoft 365 identity. If you're using an on-premises directory, in order to manage users in one place, you need to sync your on-premises directory with Microsoft Entra ID by using Microsoft Entra Connect.
For more information, see Plan for directory synchronization for Microsoft 365 and Integrate your on-premises directories with Microsoft Entra ID.
Step 4: Disable default SharePoint Server social features
After you set up directory synchronization, disable the default SharePoint Server social features.
Step 5: Use Viva Engage Embed
After you disable the default SharePoint Server social features, you should use the Viva Engage embed widget to include Viva Engage feeds on SharePoint pages.
See also
Concepts
Integrate Viva Engage with on-premises SharePoint Server environments
Social scenarios with Viva Engage and SharePoint Server
Other Resources
Manage Viva Engage users across their life cycle from Microsoft 365