Console Settings

The Hermes SEG Console Settings sets the method you wish to access Hermes SEG machine which includes the Admin Console, User Console and the Ciphermail Console. By default, the Console Mode is set to IP Address, however, an IP address is not contusive to using SSL certificates. Therefore, if you plan to use a SSL certificate to access the Hermes SEG machine, you must set the Console Mode to Host Name. The Host Name you set it does NOT necessarily have to the the same Host Name you set in Network Settings above. The Host Name and Primary Domain Name you set in the Network settings is used for SMTP transactions such as SMTP TLS and it's not related to Hermes SEG console access.

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After clicking the Submit button and you changed the Console Mode from IP Address to Host Name, your browser will NOT automatically redirect you to the new console address. Ensure you enter the new address in your browser as https://<HOST_NAME>/admin/ where <HOST-NAME> is the new Host Name you set above.

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If you follow the above recommendations, you should be able to achive an A+ rating on the Qualys SSL Labs SSL Server Test (Figure 6):

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Created 22 November 2020 02:11:28 by Dino Edwards
Updated 24 January 2022 15:52:19 by Dino Edwards