VBrick Systems ETHERNETV 4410-0118-0009, Admin Manual

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Configuring Hardened SSL
In hardened SSL mode, the Portal Server encrypts all pages in the Portal Server Admin
application and all pages in the Portal Server client application.
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To configure the Portal Server in Hardened SSL Mode
1. Login to the Windows Server that is hosting the ETV Portal Server application with a
valid local Windows administrator account or domain account with local administrative
permissions.
2. Launch the Internet Information Services Manager. Go to Start > Control Panel >
Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
3. Locate your server name in the tree control on the left and click the plus sign (+) to
expand the node.
4. Locate the node titled
Web Sites
and click the plus sign (+) next to it to expand the node.
Your screen should look similar to this:
5. Right-click the
Default Web Site
node and click
Properties
.
6. Select the
Directory Security
tab. Your screen should look similar to this:
Note Be aware that hardened SSL encryption requires significant resources and can
substantially impact performance. Use hardened SSL only when absolutely necessary
in environments that require all pages to be encrypted.