IBM Navigator for i primary access methodology

The IBM® Navigator for i web based system management interface is changing the primary access methodology. For the past many years, this interface has been shipped with SSL enabled by default. This was done leveraging a self-signed certificate created by IBM. This practice over the past few years has become no longer accepted by the general community. It causes a many issues with browsers as they no longer accept this type of certificate. This has caused a great deal of difficulty for users and with the continued focus on Security in the industry, this will continue to get worse. To help customers be able to access IBM Navigator and give them easy control of their security practices, we are making the following changes:

• IBM Navigator will no longer be secured by SSL by default
• When using the URL 'http://hostname:2001' ; The routing by default will change from HTTPS port 2005, to HTTP and port 2004.
• A wizard in the Web Admin GUI interface gives users an easy interface to configure Navigator to use HTTPS and can reactivate port 2005. Details on how to configure can be found on the IBM i DeveloperWorks - https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/IBM%20Navigator%20for%20i