Servicing a Web Site That Uses Secure Sockets Layer

If you service a Web site that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to build secure connections with clients, whether in conjunction with unsecured connections or not, create the following port rules.

Port-rule Settings

Port Range: 443, or use the default (0-65535).

Filtering Mode: Multiple Hosts

Affinity: Single

If you are load-balancing for a particular Class C address space, such as a corporate proxy array, or firewall, set Affinity to Class C.

Load Weight/Equal load distribution: Use the default.

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