User guide

Accessing the Safe@Office Portal Remotely Using HTTPS
Chapter 4: Getting Started 117
Note: In order to access the Safe@Office Portal remotely using HTTPS, you must
first do both of the following:
• Configure your password, using HTTP. See Initial Login to the
Safe@Office Portal on page 111.
• Configure HTTPS Remote Access. See Configuring HTTPS on page
728.
Note: Your browser must support 128-bit cipher strength. To check your browser's
cipher strength, open Internet Explorer and click Help > About Internet Explorer.
To access the Safe@Office Portal from your internal network
• Browse to https://my.firewall.
(Note that the URL starts with “https”, not “http”.)
The Safe@Office Portal appears.
To access the Safe@Office Portal from the Internet
• Browse to https://<firewall_IP_address>:981.
(Note that the URL starts with “https”, not “http”.)
The following things happen in the order below:
If this is your first attempt to access the Safe@Office Portal through HTTPS, the
certificate in the Safe@Office appliance is not yet known to the browser, so the
Security Alert dialog box appears.
To avoid seeing this dialog box again, install the certificate of the destination
Safe@Office appliance. If you are using Internet Explorer 6, do the following:
a. Click View Certificate.
The Certificate dialog box appears, with the General tab displayed.
b. Click Install Certificate.
The Certificate Import Wizard opens.
c. Click Next.
d. Click Next.
e. Click Finish.
f. Click Yes.