VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.3 - Manual (Page 21)

Getting Started
VOD-W Admin Guide 13
6. Make sure
Enable anonymous access
is not checked.
7. Under
Authenticated access
, check
Basic authentication (password is sent in clear text)
and uncheck other boxes.
SSL Encryption
Since you are managing both the VOD-W and the Portal Server, you know you can trust the
VOD-W and you can use any certificate to encrypt communications. You may already have a
certificate installed that you can use.
1. Checking for an Installed Certificate
T To check for an installed certificate
1. From the VOD-W Server, start the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Manager.
2. Expand the server name and select the
Default Web Site
.
3. Right-click the default web site and click
Properties
.
4. Select the
Directory Security
tab.
5. Click on the
Server Certificate...
button to launch the Server Certificate Wizard.
6. Click
Next
on the Welcome dialog box.
7. Select
Assign an existing certificate
and click
Next
.
8. If the
Select a certificate
list is not empty, there is a certificate on the VOD-W you can
use (you can use this one or you can get a new a certificate as explained below.) Select a
certificate, and click
Next
three times and
Finish
to install.
9. Then click
Edit...
under
Secure communications
.
10. Check
Require secure channel (SSL)
. For more secure encryption, also check
Require
128-bit encryption
. Click
OK
.
11. Click
Apply
and
OK
and you are done configuring SSL encryption with an existing
certificate.
2. Getting a New Certificate
T To get a new certificate
1. Click
< Back
to choose a different method of obtaining a certificate.
2. Select
Create a New Certificate
and then select
Next
. (If
Create a New Certificate
is
unavailable, the certificate has probably been installed already. If that is the case, skip the
rest of these steps, and go to 4. Installing a New Certificate from a Certificate Authority.
If you want to create new certificate for the VOD-W, select
Remove the current
certificate
to remove the certificate first, and then restart the procedure.)
3. Select
Prepare the request now, but send it later
and then select
Next
.
4. Type a descriptive name for the certificate in the
Name
field, type a bit length for the key
in the
Bit length
field, and then select
Next
.
5. Type an organization name (e.g. VBrick) in the
Organization
field and type an
organizational unit (such as Sales Department) in the
Organizational unit
field, and select
Next
. (This information will be placed in the certificate request, so make sure it is
accurate. The Certificate Authority will verify this information and will place it in the
certificate.)