# Configuring SSL using EDM

Use the following procedure to configure Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to provide your network with a secure Web management interface.

## Prerequisites

- Open one of the supported browsers.

- Enter the IP address of the switch to open an EDM session.

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click Security.

2. In the Security tree, double-click SSH/SSL.

3. In the work area, click the SSL tab.

4. Configure SSL parameters as required.

5. In the toolbar, click Apply.

## Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to configure SSL.

Variable | Value
--- | ---
Enabled | Indicates whether SSL is enabled or disabled
CertificateControl | Enables the creation and deletion of SSL certificates. Create lets you create an SSL certificate, delete lets you delete an SSL certificate. Setting the value to other (3) results in a wrongValue error. When retrieved, the object returns the value of the last value set, or other (3) if the object was never set.
CertificateExists | Indicates whether a valid SSL certificate was created. A valid of true(1) indicates that a valid certificate was created. A value of false(2) indicates that no valid certificate was created, or that the certificate was deleted.
CertificateControlStatus | Indicates the status of the most recent attempt to create or delete a certificate. The following status are displayed: inProgress—the operation is not yet completed success—the operation is complete failure—the operation failed other—the s5AgSslCertificateControl object was never set
ServerControl | Resets the SSL server. Values are reset and other. The default is other. Important You cannot reset the SSL server while creating the SSL certificate.