How to Enable SSL Ports

Secure socket layer, or SSL, enables you to encrypt data-sensitive information sent over the Internet. When data is encrypted, it is not readable en route. The client, or sending entity (typically a web browser), requests that the server identify itself. Once the server has done this, the client sends the data. The server can also request that the client identify itself.



In order to enable SSL sending and receiving, you need to open ports on your client. The port required will differ depending on the application used, though the industry standard is port 443.

Things You'll Need

• Administrator permissions on the client system

Instructions

1. Click "Start."

2. Open the "Control Panel."

3. Click "Network Connections."

4. Right-click your active connection.

5. Select "Properties."

6. Click the "Advanced" tab.

7. Click "Settings."

8. Click "Add."

9. Type a logical name in the port description, for example "SSL."

10. Type 127.01.01 in the "Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network" field. This is the Windows recommended setting.

11. Type the SSL port number in the internal and external boxes.

12. Click "TCP" or "UDP."

13. Click "OK."

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP