Issue

I would like to know how to enable HTTP connections for PME?

Product Line

EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert

Resolution
By default, PME uses HTTPS between the server and the Web clients. Any HTTP connection requests are automatically redirected to HTTPS. To allow both, HTTP connections and HTTPS connections, turn off the automatic redirect. To only allow HTTP connections, enable HTTP and disable HTTPS.

Allowing HTTP and HTTPS connections
To disable the automatic redirect and allowing both HTTP and HTTPS connections:
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to the PME SQL server.
2. Copy the following SQL script into a query window In SSMS:

UPDATE ApplicationModules.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings
SET Value = 'False'
WHERE [key] = 'IsSecureConnectionRequired'
3. Execute the script.

4. Close SSMS
5. Restart Internet Information Services (IIS) on the PME application server.
6. Close all PME Web client browser instances to remove any caching of previous HTTPS connection information.

Allowing HTTP connections only
To enable HTTP connections and disable HTTPS connections:

A - Configure Internet Information Services (IIS)
To remove the HTTPS binding:
1. Open IIS Manager on the PME server.
2. In the Connections pane (left pane) expand server name > Sites > Default Web Site. Right-click Default Web Site and select Edit Bindings... from the context menu.
3. In the Site Bindings dialog remove any bindings to port 443 (https).
4. Click Close.

B - Configure PME for HTTP
Application Modules Database update
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the PME SQL server.
2. Navigate to Databases -> ApplicationModules -> Views
3. Right-click on Configuration.ConfigurationSettings and selectEdit Top 200 Rows
4. Find the entry in the result set with the following values:

ItemType = Web Framework
Item = Server
Key = LocalServerAddress

5. Update the Value column to http://localhost/.
6. Find the entry in the result set with the following values:

ItemType = Web Framework
Item = Server
Key = IsSecureConnectionRequired

7. Update the Value column to be False.

ION_Network Database update
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the PME SQL server.
2. Navigate to Databases -> ION_Network -> Views
3. Right-click on dbo.vCFG_ConfigItems and select Edit Top 200 Rows
4. Find the entry in the result set with the following values:

Module = Reporting
Category = General Settings
Item = WebServiceUrl

5. Update the Value column to http://localhost/ionreportdataservice/ReportDataService.asmx.
6. Open a windows Command window (cmd.exe) and run iisreset.
7. Open the windows Services console, and restart the following service: ION Application Modules Core Services Host. Click Yes when asked to restart the ION Application Modules services.

Update web.config file -  (Only applicable only for PME 2021 CU1 and later)
1.Navigate to {root install folderPower Monitoring Expert\Applications\SystemDataService.
2. Edit the Web.config file using any editor. The recommended tool is Notepad++.
3. Navigate to the <authentication> section of the file under <Configuration> -> <system.web>.
4. Delete the cookieSameSite="None" requireSSL="true" and cookieSameSite="None" from the following section:

<authentication mode="Forms">

<forms name=".APPLICATIONFRAMEWORK" loginUrl="/Web/Auth" cookieSameSite="None" requireSSL="true" timeout="2880" protection="All" enableCrossAppRedirects="true" />

</authentication>

<sessionState cookieName=".APPLICATIONSESSIONID" cookieSameSite="None" />

After deleting, this section should be the following:

<authentication mode="Forms">

<forms name=".APPLICATIONFRAMEWORK" loginUrl="/Web/Auth" timeout="2880" protection="All" enableCrossAppRedirects="true" />

</authentication>

<sessionState cookieName=".APPLICATIONSESSIONID" />

5. Save and close the file.
6. Navigate to {root install folderPower Monitoring Expert\web.
7. Edit the Web.config file using any editor. The recommended tool is Notepad++.
8. Search for the string cookieSameSite="None" and delete the string.
9. Save and close the file.

Default Web Application link update
1. Open a Windows explorer window and navigate to: Desktop -> Power Monitoring Expert
2. Right-click on Web Applications and select Properties
3. Update the URL value with the updated url.
Example: the correct value would be: http://localhost/Web

C - Reset IIS
Open a windows Command window (cmd.exe) and run iisreset

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