John, > Thanks. I've tried again and realised that the problem is with the > security certificate. The installation instruction says that I can > ignore warnings about this when trying to connect, but it seems that > the error halts the process. > > > I enter the server name 192.168.0.5 (the same address on my local > network that will bring up an Evergreen home page titled "Now > searching example consortium" in my web browser) and see a warning > that the the secure connection failed, that the certificate is > self-signed and only valid for John H.The only options are "View > Certificate" and "Cancel". If I dismiss this dialogue and enter > "evergreen" in the Username box under authentication with the password > I have recently set, the Login button remains greyed out. > > > As this is just a test setup, buying a certificate is not viable. > Should I go back and check and repeat the instructions following " > openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out server.crt -keyout > server.key"?
No need - in the staff client, click "Add SSL Exception" after entering your test server's IP/hostname. After it's added, you'll have no trouble connecting. -- Chris Sharp PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 [email protected] http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
