If the SSL Monitor fails, you may need to install a certificate from the monitored web site. To install a certificate, log in to Windows® using the account assigned to the ipMonitor service. When you are logged in, launch Internet Explorer and connect to the site you want monitored. From the status bar, double-click the "Lock" icon and then click the "Install Certificate" button from the Certificate dialog box.

Note: To use the SSL Monitor the account context under which ipMonitor executes must have run Microsoft's Internet Explorer at least once.

Note: If an IP Address is used to specify the network address of the HTTPS server, it must have a RDNS entry for that specific IP Address. Its DNS Name is used to look up each Site that has a certificate with a trusted certificate authority.

This Monitor:

• Considers the specified resource unavailable after a specified number of seconds.
• Persistently tests the resource at specified intervals.
• Disallows testing during a maintenance period.
• Waits for a specified number of failures to occur before starting alerts.
• Switches testing intervals, from "responding correctly" to "not responding correctly". Configurable intervals allow you to test more or less aggressively in the event of failure.
• Stops alerting after a specified number of alerts.
• Has a placeholder for a WinNT Service Name or any other information required by a recovery script.