Web Server Configuration Page

Use this page to enable the Application Web Server—which hosts LabVIEW Web services—and to enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on the Application and System Web Servers. Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about Web services, SSL encryption, and the Application and System Web Servers.

This page includes the following components:

Components of SSL Certificates and Certificate Signing Requests

Certificates and certificate signing requests include a subset of the following components:

Setting Permissions to Configure the Application Web Server

Complete the following steps to specify which users have permissions to configure the Application Web Server.

  1. Click the Security Configuration button to display the Security Configuration page. You must have administrator access or the SetDB permission to configure security permissions.
  2. (Optional) Create a new user.
  3. Double-click a user or group to display the associated configuration options.
  4. In the Permission(s) field, place a checkmark in the WIFConfigureAppServer checkbox to allow the user or group to modify the Application Web Server settings.
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Click the Upload Changes button to save the changes to the system.

Enabling SSL Security for Web Services

Complete the following steps to enable SSL encryption for Web services applications hosted on the Application Web Server.

  1. In the Application Web Server section, place a checkmark in the Enabled checkbox.
  2. Click the Advanced button to display additional configuration options.
  3. Click the Add a new virtual host button to establish an instance of the Application Web Server on which to enable SSL encryption.
  4. Place a checkmark in the SSL enabled checkbox to enable SSL encryption for the selected virtual instance.
  5. Select a certificate file from the Certificate file pull-down menu. You can create a new SSL certificate on the SSL Certificate Management tab. You also can refer to the NI Distributed System Manager Help for information about creating certificate files on a system.
  6. Click the Apply button in the Application Web Server section.