# 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. - Set the **Console Mode drop-down to **Host Name** and in the resultant **Host Name** field that appears, fill in the desired host anem you wish to use (**Figure 1**): **Figure 1** [![image-1642868434350.png](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/scaled-1680-/image-1642868434350.png)](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/image-1642868434350.png) - The **Console Certificate** field is pre-populated with the **system-self-signed** certificate. If you wish to use a SSL certificate you set in the **Set System Certificates** section above, simply delete the **system-self-signed** entry and start typing the friendly name of the certificate you setup previously that matches the host name. The system will locate the certificate and display it in a drop-down list. Click on the certificate and the system will automatically populate all the rest of the Certificate fields such as the Subject, Issuer, Serial and Type (**Figure 2**): **Figure 2** [![image-1642948341819.png](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/scaled-1680-/image-1642948341819.png)](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/image-1642948341819.png) - We highly recommend that you enable **HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)**, **Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Stapling, Online Certficiate Status Protocol (OCSP) Stapling Verify** and click the **Submit** button (**Figure 3**): **Figure 3** [![image-1642948755741.png](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/scaled-1680-/image-1642948755741.png)](https://docs.deeztek.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-01/image-1642948755741.png)
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/](https://