Enabling SSL optimization
You must enable SSL optimization on both the client and server SteelHead appliance.
1. On the client SteelHead appliance, choose Configure > Optimization > SSL Main Settings to display the SSL Main Settings page.
2. Under General SSL Settings, select the Enable SSL Optimization check box.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 on the server SteelHead appliance.
Intercepting SSL proxy requests
This section describes how to configure intercepting the SSL proxy requests between the client SteelHead appliance and server SteelHead appliance.
By default, the client and server traffic is optimized by the two endpoint SteelHead appliances. To allow chained optimization, you can either disable enhanced auto-discovery on the server side SteelHead appliance or set up a peering rule to accept the SSL proxy requests at the server side SteelHead appliance.
If you use port 443 as the default proxy port for SSL proxy service from the client to the proxy server, remove port 443 from the secure ports lists.
Modifying ports in a port label
You can add or delete ports associated with a port label in the Port Label: <port label name> page.
To modify ports in a port label
1. Choose Configure > Networking > Port Labels on the client SteelHead appliance to display the Port Labels page.
2. Select the port label name in the Port Labels list to display the Editing Port Labels Interactive group.
3. Enter your changes in the Ports text box.
4. Click Apply to save your settings to the running configuration.
5. Click Save to save your settings permanently.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 on the server SteelHead appliance.