Assigning HTTPS Access to the Control Manager Web Console
Obtain a Web site Certificate from
any certification providers (for example, Thawte.com or VeriSign.com).
Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager to
open the IIS Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Click the + sign adjacent to the
IIS server to expand the virtual site list.
Select Default Web Site and then
right-click Properties.
On the Default Web Site Properties screen, select the Directory
Security tab and then click Server Certificate to
create a server certificate request using the new Certificate Wizard.
Click Next.
On the Server Certificate Method screen, select Import
a certificate from a Key Manager backup file and then
click Next.
Type the key full path and file
name (for example, cm_cert.key) and then click Next.
Specify the key password and
then click Next.
On the Imported Certificate Summary screen, click Next to
implement the server certificate or click Back to
modify settings.
Click OK to apply the Default
Web Site server certificate and go back to the Default Web Site
list.
Select the Control Manager virtual
directory from the Default Web Site list and then right-click Properties.
Click the Directory Security tab
and then click Edit under Secure communications.
The Secure Communications window appears.
Select Require secure channel
(SSL) and Require 128-bit encryption.
Click OK to close the Secure
Communications window.
Click OK to apply changes and
go back to the Default Web Site list.
The next time you access the web console using HTTP, the
following message appears: