Administrator Server Connection Settings

When you edit the connection settings, you can specify the network adapter and external port or enable SSL for HTTP communications. If you enable SSL, you are prompted to specify the certificate information. The defaults this screen displays show the current configuration settings.

Field Description
Network Adapter Address of the network adapter on the machine on which the Administrator server runs. The default is set to 0.0.0.0 so that Administrator will listen on all network adapters (including http://localhost and http://hostname). If you leave the default, clients can connect to the Administrator server using any of the conventions (localhost, IP address, hostname). The value of this property must either be a hostname resolvable through DNS or 0.0.0.0; it cannot be an IP address.
External HTTP Port Port on which the Administrator clients access the Administrator server.
Enable SSL for External HTTP Port Select to secure communication between Administrator server and clients with SSL. When selected, the Self-Signed Certificate and Imported Certificate radio buttons display.
Self-Signed Certificate Indicate that the Administrator server will identify itself to clients with a self-signed certificate. When selected it uses the self signed certificate from the samples folder.
Caution: Do not use a self-signed certificate in production environments.
Imported Certificate Indicate that Administrator server will identify itself to clients with a certificate imported into Administrator server. When selected, the Keystore fields and Fetch Keystore button are enabled.
Keystore Location Location of the keystore to import.
Keystore Type Type of keystore.
Keystore Password Password that protects the keystore.
Fetch Keystore When you click this button, you can select one of the available key aliases, specify the keystore password, and click Verify Keystore to verify that the password you entered is valid.