Cisco Systems VPN 3002 manual About HTTP/HTTPS, Enable HTTP

Chapter 8 Management Protocols

Configuration System Management Protocols HTTP/HTTPS

Configuration System Management Protocols HTTP/HTTPS

This screen lets you configure and enable the VPN 3002 HTTP/HTTPS server: Hypertext Transfer Protocol and HTTP over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol. When the server is enabled, you can use a Web browser to communicate with the VPN 3002. HTTPS lets you use a Web browser over a secure, encrypted connection.

About HTTP/HTTPS

The Manager requires the HTTP/HTTPS server. If you click Apply, even if you have made no changes on this screen, you break your HTTP/HTTPS connection and you must restart the Manager session from the login screen.

If you disable either HTTP or HTTPS, and that is the protocol you are currently using, you can reconnect with the other protocol if it is enabled and configured.

If you disable both HTTP and HTTPS, you cannot use a Web browser to connect to the VPN 3002. Use the Cisco command-line interface from the console or a Telnet session.

Related information:

•For information on installing the SSL digital certificate in your browser and connecting via HTTPS, see Chapter 1, “Using the VPN 3002 Hardware Client Manager”.

•To configure SSL parameters, see the Configuration System Management Protocols SSL screen.

•To install, generate, view, or delete the SSL certificate on the VPN 3002, see the Administration Certificate Management screens.

Figure 8-2 Configuration System Management Protocols HTTP/HTTPS Screen

Enable HTTP

Check the box to enable the HTTP server. The box is checked by default. HTTP must be enabled to install the SSL certificate in the browser initially, so you can thereafter use HTTPS. Disabling the HTTP server provides additional security, but makes system management less convenient. See the notes above.

VPN 3002 Hardware Client Reference

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