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To enable SSL for Orion applications:

1. Log on to your Orion server using an account with administrative rights.
2. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Advanced Features > Orion Service Manager.
3. Click Shutdown Everything.
   Note: It may take a few minutes to stop all services.
4. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Advanced Features > Database Manager.
5. If your Orion database is not listed in the left pane, complete the following steps:
   
   1. Click Add SQL Server.
   2. Using the format Server/Instance, select or provide the SQL Server instance you are using as your Orion database.
   3. Select the appropriate login method, providing credentials as required, and then click Connect to Database Server.
6. Expand your Orion database in the left pane.
7. Right-click the Websites table, and then click Query Table.
8. Replace the default query with the following query:
   
   UPDATE dbo.Websites
SET SSLEnabled=1
WHERE Type='primary'
   
   
9. Click Refresh.
10. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Advanced Features > Orion Service Manager.
11. Click Start Everything.
    Note: It may take a few minutes to restart all services.
12. If you want to use a designated SSL port, such as the default https port 443, for the web console, complete the following procedure to change the web console port:
    
    1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Configuration and Auto-Discovery > Configuration Wizard.
    2. Check Website, and then click Next on the Welcome window.
    3. Enter the designated SSL port number in the Port field.
       Note: Port 443 is typically reserved for SSL traffic.
    4. Click Next.
    5. Review the configuration summary, and then click Next.
    6. Click Finish when the Configuration Wizard completes.

This article applies to:
Orion Network Performance Monitor version 10.1