User's Manual Part 1

Accessing the Safe@Office Portal Remotely
Chapter 3: Getting Started 49
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. If desired, you can also use HTTPS to access the Safe@Office
Portal from your internal network.
do the following:
Note: In order to access the Safe@Office Portal remotely, you must first
Configure your password, using HTTP. See Initial Login to the
Safe@Office Portal on page 45.
Configure HTTPS. See Configuring HTTPS on page 265.
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: