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Accessing the Safe@Office Portal Remotely
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Accessing the Safe@Office Portal
Remotely
You can access the Safe@Office Portal remotely (from the Internet) through
HTTPS. HTTPS is a protocol for accessing a secure Web server. It is used to
transfer confidential user information, since it encrypts data and utilizes a
secure port.
Note: You can also use HTTPS to access the Safe@Office Portal from
your internal network.
Note: In order to access the Safe@Office Portal remotely, you must first
do the following:
Configure your password, using HTTP. See Initial Login to the
Safe@Office Portal on page 35.
Configure HTTPS. See Configuring HTTPS on page 206.
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: