If you want to encrypt the configuration data as it passes from the Web-based console to the Control Manager server, assign HTTPS to Control Manager Web access and then alter the management console URL to use the HTTPS protocol through port 443. Type the URL for encrypted communication (HTTPS) in the following format:
https://{hostname}:443/ControlManager
Where:
{hostname} is the Control Manager server's fully qualified domain name (FQDN), IP address, or server name.
443 is the port allotted during an HTTPS session.
When you access a secure Control Manager site, it automatically sends you its certificate, and Internet Explorer displays a lock icon on the status bar.