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Secure Server info - SSL
  OLI features 128-bit SSL (secure socket layer) Data Encryption through the Web-FTP, as well as secure email when clients use the SSL ports (see below) and websites that use the secure layer as shown below. We also feature SSH (secure shell) encryption through Secure FTP (SFTP).

First it is important to note the different Secure Server ports as they must be configured in your software:

SMTP: 465
POP3: 995
IMAP: 993
FTP (SFTP): 22

FTP (SFTP): To enable secure FTP (SFTP), use your regular FTP domain name, username and password except you will connect to port 22. Make sure you have the SFTP box checked to enable it in your FTP Software. Also, if asked you should adjust your software to use Implicit FTP.

Web content / programming: To access your website securely via SSL, you put your server name in the first part of the https URL, then a forward slash followed by the first part of your domain name without the ".com"
EXAMPLE: if you're on server21 and your domain name is johnsmith.com, you would access the Website securely by a going to https://server21.olicentral.com/johnsmith.com
NOTE: if you are on another server, like server20, then you would connect to https://server20.olicentral.com/johnsmith.com

You can find out your server number by logging into the Control Panel where it's displayed on the opening page.

Secure order forms: To activate your SSL Web folder for use with encrypted forms, login to the Control Panel then click "Add a secure directory" which will create your folder on the secure server. You will login to the secure server using your Control Panel/FTP login info, however the host name will be secure.onlineinstitute.com

Email Hosting: To use SSL with your email software, make sure you set your email software options to use SSL, then set the ports to the numbers given above. For the incoming and outgoing servers, you will connect to your server name instead of mail.yourname.com, like: server21.olicentral.com
NOTE: if you are on another server, like server20, then you would connect to host server20.olicentral.com. You can find out your server number by logging into the Control Panel where it's displayed on the opening page.



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