The GD WebTool is always running through it own personal mini Web server. This server is securing your connection with SSL and can be accessed on port 1023. To connect to the GD WebTool program from your browser you will have to type in the following URL:
We used https as opposed to http. This tells your browser you will be using an SSL secured connection to connect to the server. Where computername.domain.com is you will replace with the actual name and domain. The last part of the URL is :1023/, which specifies an explicit port rather than the default port.
This tells the browser that instead of connecting to the default port, 80 for non-SSL and 443 for SSL connections, to instead connect to the specified port, 1023 in this situation.
If you are having difficulty connecting at this point, check the DNS settings on your local PC or enter in the IP address instead of the hostname.
Once the connection is made you will be presented with a new certificate.
Guardian Digital issues the certificate for the GD WebTool. Since
the certificate is not issued by a certificate authority you will
be prompted to accept the certificate. Instructions on how to do this,
and more information concerning certificates, can be found in Appendix
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Certificates Appendix - Certificates.
Once you enter secure mode in your browser you will notice a lock that will turn yellow. In Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator you will see this lock displayed along the bottom of the browser window. Netscape will also display a closed lock at the top of the browser. This lock will also turn yellow when in secure SSL mode. If you click on the lock you will be provided with more information about your current secure connection.