Admin Listeners General
Table of Contents
Listener Name | IP Address | Port | Secure
Listener Name⇑
Description
A unique name for this listener.
IP Address⇑
Description
Specifies the IP of this listener. All available IP addresses are listed. IPv6 addresses are enclosed in "[ ]". To listen on all IPv4 IP addresses, select ANY. To listen on all IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses, select [ANY]. In order to serve both IPv4 and IPv6 clients, an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address should be used instead of a plain IPv4 address. An IPv4-mapped IPv6 address is written as [::FFFF:x.x.x.x].
Syntax
Select from drop down list
Tips
If your machine has multiple IPs on different sub-networks, you can select a specific IP to only allow traffic from the corresponding sub-network.
Port⇑
Description
Specifies the TCP port of the listener. Only the super user ("root") can use ports lower than 1024. Port 80 is the default HTTP port. Port 443 is the default HTTPS port.
Syntax
Integer number
Secure⇑
Description
Specifies whether this is a secure (SSL) listener. For secure listeners, additional SSL settings need to be set properly.
Syntax
Select from radio box