WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense
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@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
I asked my ISP and they told me I can use any modem
What kind of modem you need? ADSL or VDSL or something else, what is the ISP & Country?
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I did some googling around...I am not sure regarding VDSL/ADSL but since I have a fiber optic provider (BT, UK), then it seems I need GPON ONT modem or something like that? Basically to be compatible with the fiber network. There is just an ethernet cable coming out of the wall, no coaxial cables.
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@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
I have a fiber optic provider (BT, UK), then it seems I need GPON ONT modem
I see, I never worked with GPON ONT and can't give any recommendations (it is fiber, ADSL/VDSL is used with copper lines).
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Noted. Going back to the webGUI access, I went to Systems -> Admin and chose https access, then the site kicked me out saying it was applying the new protocol. However, when I tried to log back on, the address still uses the http not https. With https, it does not load up anything. How can I enable the https?
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@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
With https, it does not load up anything. How can I enable the https?
You did it correct way it seems, with an unexpected result.
Edit: typo -> "expected" should being "unexpected"
If you go to System / Advanced / Admin Access, does it look like the below?
.What version of pfSense have you installed, btw? 2.7.2?
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Thank you. Yes, version 2.7.2.
My screen is like your screenshot, except under Protocol it says: "No Certificates have been defined. A certificate is required before SSL/TSL can be enabled. Create or Import a Certificate".
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@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
My screen is like your screenshot, except under Protocol it says: "No Certificates have been defined. A certificate is required before SSL/TSL can be enabled. Create or Import a Certificate".
Is there a certificate you can select in the 'SSL/TLS Certificate' drop-down list? If yes, select it and switch the protocol to HTTPS.
It's unlucky that the settings page accepts switching to https without having selected a certificate. I'll check tomorrow if that is still an issue on 2.8.0-BETA. And if yes if there is an existing bug report for it.It automatically selected the one available cert, GUI default. Is that true for you too? -
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@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
My screen is like your screenshot, except under Protocol it says: "No Certificates have been defined. A certificate is required before SSL/TSL can be enabled. Create or Import a Certificate".
and I presume that you installed pfSense a couple of day ago :
@newbieuser1 said in WebGUI page - no response / unable to configure pfSense:
I got a Protectli Vault, on which I installed pfSense.
One of the things that happens when you install : a cert like :
is created so you can use it for the https access.
Its a self signed certificate, which means it isn't signed by the big "trusted" (by your browser) companies, so your browser should through a message on the screen that it can't trust the cert. Just tell it to go ahead and accept.If there are no certificates listed here :
then that's a real issue / not normal.
Some one deleted something ^^
That said, you can create a new one with the click of a mouse button. -
I now had a chance to check.
There is a certificate in the dropdown list and it was already selected when I initially switched to HTTPS. I believe this is the self-generated default certificate.
I also see that same certificate in System - > Certificates. It is valid, and it also reads "CA: No" & "Server: Yes"
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@Gertjan The self-generated certificate is there (in "Certificates"). It says: "CA: No" & "Server: Yes" & "In Use: webConfigurator"
The same certificate is also in the dropdown menu in Systems->Advanced and the HTTPS box is selected. I am still not able to access the webGUI via https though...
