Overview

Kerio Control Web Interface is encrypted with SSL by default. If you need to switch to the HTTP connection, this article provides the step-by-step guide.

Step-by-Step Guide

Using HTTP for access to web interface

1. Go to the administration interface.
2. In Advanced Options > Web Interface, uncheck Force SSL secured connection.
   Important: Unchecking this option represents a security risk.
3. Click Apply.

Using a specified hostname

The default hostname of Kerio Control is control. If Kerio Control is a member of a domain (e.g. example.com), the complete hostname will be control.example.com.

If Kerio Control is not a member of a domain, the hostname will be simply control. In this case, a problem may occur on older operating systems (e.g. Windows XP). Users cannot authenticate Kerio Control because the operating system is not able to read a single-word hostname. These operating systems require a hostname with at least two words separated by a dot (e.g. control.mycompany).

If you want to change the hostname, use the following steps:

1. In the administration interface, go to Advanced Options > Web Interface.
2. Select Use specified hostname and type a hostname (for example firewall.mycompany.com).
3. Click Apply.
   
   

Changing an SSL certificate

The principle of an encrypted Kerio Control web interface is based on the fact that all communication between the client and server is encrypted with SSL. For this reason you need a valid SSL certificate.

To change the current SSL certificate:

1. Go to the administration interface.
2. In the Advanced Options > Web Interface, select a certificate in the Certificate list.
3. Click Apply.