Chapter 7      Administration

Setup

Note

To establish a connection to the Hosting Solution Engine using SSL, use the 

prefix https instead of http when entering the URL into the browser and do not 

append a port number to the URL.

Procedure

Step 1

Select Administration > Setup > SSL (HTTPS).

Step 2

Click View CSR. The encrypted CSR is displayed.

Step 3

Copy the encrypted CSR (between the begin and end lines). Send the CSR to a 

certificate authority (such as Verisign), following the authority's procedure. 

Step 4

When you receive the signed certificate: 

c. Copy it into an ASCII file on a client system.

d. On the same client, select Administration > Setup > SSL (HTTPS).

e. Enter the path to the signed certificate or click Browse to locate the file, then 

click Submit Certificate.

f. To use the new certificate, you need to restart the Hosting Solution Engine by 

logging on through the CLI, running the services stop command to stop the 

system, then running the services start command to restart the system.

Related Topics

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SSH and Telnet

Use this option to manage the Telnet connection. Telnet is used for connecting to 

the Hosting Solution Engine through the CLI. By default, Telnet is enabled. To 

prevent unsecure connections through the CLI, you can disable Telnet. 

SSH provides a secure Telnet connection, encrypting all traffic, including 

passwords. By default, both SSH1 and SSH2 are used.

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