VBrick Systems ETV v4.2.1 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
Server Administration
ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 83
Using Single Sign-On
T To use single-sign-on (and avoid username/password prompts), you must do one of the
following:
Access the Portal Server by the alphabetical name (for example http://yourserver).
Access the Portal Server by the IP address in which case you must also add the Portal
Server to the
Local Intranet Zone (Internet Options > Security > Sites). This setting can be
pushed company-wide by an administrator using security policies.
5. Change Internet Explorer's default settings to allow
Automatic logon with current
username and password
(Go to Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > User
Authentication
).
Using LDAP Servers with SSL
Installing the Root Certificate
If the LDAP server requires SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for encryption and authentication,
you will need to install the certificate locally on the ETV Portal Server as a Trusted Root
Certificate Authority
.
T To install the root certificate locally on the ETV Portal Server as Trusted Root
Certificate Authority:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. In the address bar type
https://LDAPSERVER:636 where LDAPSERVER is the address of the
LDAP Server associated with Certificate Authority (See Resolving Other Security Alerts
on page 85) and 636 is the SSL port used to authenticate with the LDAP Server.
3. When Internet Explorer displays a Security Alert dialog (Internet Explorer 6) or
certificate error screens (Internet Explorer 7), click
View Certificate.
4. A Certificate window will open, click on the
Certificate Path tab.
5. If there is more than on certificate listed in the
Certificate Path tab, choose the root
certificate by selecting the top-most certificate and then clicking
View Certificate.
Note Internet Explorer 6 only. All three items in the Security Alert window below must be
in compliance. The first item can easily be installed using these instructions; for the
middle item, the local CA will need to create a new certificate if it is out of date; for
the last item, the name of the certificate will need to match the address entered in the
address bar of your browser.