Basic Configuration

Use this page to:

• set or change server configuration properties
• shut down the server
• restart the server

Protocol
Specifies whether the server operates using HTTP (without security features) or HTTPS (with security features). The HTTPS protocol uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to encrypt transmissions between the server and SSL-enabled browsers. Before you can use HTTPS, you must create a site certificate using the Site Certificate page. Once you generate the certificate, you can operate Jeeves as a secure server by choosing the HTTPS protocol and restarting the server. After restarting, access the Jeeves server using a URL of the form: https://server_host_name:port_number

Note: If you change the protocol, you must restart the server to have your change take affect.

Port
Specifies the port on your system that the server listens to for HTTP requests. The port number can be any port from 1 to 65535. The standard port for HTTP is 8080.

Note: If you change the port number, you must restart the server to have your change take affect.

Access Control
Enables or disables the server's access control checking. Access control lets you restrict or allow user access to web pages or resources (for example, servlets). You use access control to specify certain privileges for specific users or groups within a security realm. You set access control using the Access Control page.

Welcome File
Specifies the name of the server's home page. The default home page is index.html.

Restart Server
Restarts the server. You must restart the server if you change the protocol or the port number.

Shutdown Server
Shuts down the server.