Device Management
Administration
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•Web Server SSL Certificate: Choose a certificate to authenticate users
who try to access the Configuration Utility through a web browser by using
HTTPS. By default, the web authentication server uses the default certificate
for authentication. You can choose an imported certificate for authentication.
The web authentication server will restart to load the selected certificate.
•Management: Check the box to enable access the configuration utility via
HTTP or HTTPS. HTTP is enabled by default.
NOTE: Unchecking both boxes will disable access to the configuration utility.
•Allow Address: Choose whether to allow access to the configuration utility
from Any IP address or from a particular address or address range. The
default setting is Any.
STEP 4 Click Save to apply your settings.
Configuring Remote Administration
You can enable Remote Administration to allow an administrator to connect to the
configuration utility from a different network than the local network (LAN) of the
security appliance. You can allow connections through HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)
and HTTP.
When this feature is enabled, a user can access the configuration utility by
launching a web browser and entering the protocol, the WAN IP address of the
security appliance, and the specified Listen Port Number, as shown in this
example: https://209.165.201.1:8080
NOTE To locally or remotely access the Configuration Utility from a PC running Windows
Server 2008 and Internet Explorer 9 by using the HTTP protocol, add the URL (such
as http://192.168.75.1:80/logi n.htm) as a tru sted site. To add a trusted site in Interne t
Explorer 9, you can first open the browser and go to the Tools > Internet Options >
Security page, and then select the Trusted sites zone and add your URL as a
trusted site.
STEP 1 Click Device Management > Administration > Remote Administration.
STEP 2 Specify the following information:
•Remote Administration: Click On to enable remote management by using
HTTPS, or click Off to disable it. We recommend that you use HTTPS for
secure remote m anagement.