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Change the Dameware Central Server or Dameware Internet Proxy hostname

This article provides steps on how to change the Dameware Central Server or the Dameware Internet Proxy hostname.

First published date

10/8/2018 11:05 PM

Last published date

8/30/2019 8:05 PM

Overview

This article provides steps on how to change the Dameware Central Server or the Dameware Internet Proxy hostname. 

Product section

Dameware Remote Support & Mini Remote Control

Resolution

When the Dameware Internet Proxy or Central Server is installed, a self-signed certificate is also installed and bound to a port. If you want to change the hostname after the Dameware Internet Proxy or Central Server has been installed, you must create and bind a new self-signed certificate.

If you use a certificate from a certificate authority, the certificate authority must reissue the certificate with the new hostname.

To create and bind a new, self-signed certificate:

  1. Log on to the computer with administrative privileges.
  2. Run  
    services.msc
  3. Stop the Dameware Server service.
  4. Open a command prompt.
  5. Navigate to your Dameware installation folder in the prompt. By default it is located at C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Dameware Server.
  6. Run the following commands to delete the certificate where port_number is the original, bound port:
DameWare.Server.InstallHelper.exe DeleteWcfCert port port_number

   7. Run the following command to create the self-signed certificate where hostname is the new hostname and port_number is the Dameware service port (the default service port number is 6133):

DameWare.Server.InstallHelper.exe CreateWcfCert hostname port_number


   8. In the Manage Services window, start the Dameware Server service.