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NG7856
Jun 07, 2025Guide
EX8000, RS8000P, &RS700 HTTP To HTTPS switch.
I thought I would change my extender and router from HTTP to HTTPS. However, once I did this, I got SSL certificate errors and could no longer login or connect to the devices. I was using Google Ch...
- Jun 07, 2025
p.s. Probably should make clear that noticing web browser WARNING messages is a very good practice. The point is to use common sense If the device being used to open MY router web interface is on MY local private network and the web server is also on MY local private network (especially if opening it using the IP address rather than URL), that is a very different thing than opening <name of my bank>.com) and getting a warning.
michaelkenward
Jun 07, 2025Guru - Experienced User
NG7856 wrote:Is there an easier way to switch HTTP to HTTPS and still have the SSL certificates?
Go back to the beginning. Why do you want to do that?
Because your browsers throw up error messages?
They aren't designed to handle local traffic on your network, which is kind of hard to penetrate. Having see this question here many times before, no one has even shown any evidence that their system was compromised.