Configuring HTTP and HTTPS Transfer Protocols

You can configure HTTP or HTTPS as the file transfer protocol for publications.

NOTE: HTTP is not a secure protocol as login IDs and passwords are communicated in plain text. Schneider Electric strongly recommends using only HTTPS protocol. Disable HTTP on each interface for security purposes. Refer to Security Configuration Recommendations for additional information regarding risks associated with unsecure protocols and recommended best practices.

Certificate considerations for HTTPS:

You can secure the HTTP connection to your server with TLS/SSL technology.
As with a web browser, the box is preloaded with all the major certificate authorities as of the time of the firmware release. Schneider Electric offers an update of the list of certificate authorities with the firmware updates.

This means that your HTTPS server certificates must have been issued by one of the box's trusted certificate authorities. Check with your IT department to know if your HTTPS server certificate complies with this rule. If not, you can select HTTP.

Click Settings > General Settings > Publication.
Select the Destination platform in the drop-down list.
Select HTTP or HTTPS in the Protocol drop-down list.
Type the address of the server transporting the data in the Server field.

The server address is automatically filled for Energy Operation. Do not modify the server address for this platform.
Type the outgoing delivery port in the Port field.

The factory setting is 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS.
Select Yes in the Authentication required field for any platform requiring authentication, for example Energy Operation.
Type the username and the password.

For Schneider Electric platforms, this information is given with the subscription contract. Contact the Schneider Electric representative to provide you with this information.

The username and password are case-sensitive.
In the Path field, type the path to the server script executed by the web server when the Com’X sends data to the web server.

This field is already filled with a /. Do not modify this value when Energy Operation is selected as a platform.
According to your network administrator either:
- type the file name that the web server expects in the Field Name field (only for CSV), or
- use the datafile1 factory setting.
Click Save changes.

See List of Certificate Authorities