IIS MXSuite web redirect HTTP to HTTPS

Once the SSL certificate is installed, MXSuite remains accessible via a regular insecure HTTP connection. To connect securely, visitors must specify the https:// prefix manually when entering MXSuite’s address in their browsers. 

 To force a secure connection, it is necessary to set up a certain HTTP/HTTPS redirection rule. This way, anyone who enters MXSuite using a link like “mxsuite.company.com” will be redirected to “https://mxsuite.company.com” making the traffic encrypted between the server and the client side. 

 Configure the redirect 

 Below are steps to setup a IIS HTTPS redirect: 

 

 Download and install  the URL Rewrite module. 

 Open the  IIS Manager console and select the website you would like to apply the redirection to in the left-side menu 

 

  Double-click on the  URL Rewrite icon. 

 

 Click  Add Rule(s) in the right-side menu. 

 Select  Blank Rule  in the  Inbound  section, then press  OK . 

 Enter any rule name you wish. 

 In the  Match URL section:

 

 Select  Matches the Pattern  in the  Requested URL  drop-down menu 

 Select Regular Expressions  in the  Using  drop-down menu 

 Enter the following pattern in the Match URL  section:  (.*) 

 Check the Ignore case box 

 

 

 In the  Conditions  section, select  Match all  under the  Logical Grouping  drop-down menu and press  Add . 

 In the prompted window:

 

 Enter  {HTTPS} as a condition input 

 Select  Matches the Pattern  from the drop-down menu 

 Enter  ^OFF$  as a pattern 

 Press  OK 

 

 

 In the Action  section, select  Redirect  as the action type and specify the following for  Redirect URL : 

 https://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI} 

 

 Un-check the  Append query string box. 

 Select the Redirection Type of your choice. The whole  Action section should look like this: 

 4 redirect types of the redirect rule can be selected in that menu: - Permanent (301) – preferable type in this case, which tells clients that the content of the site is permanently moved to the HTTPS version. Good for SEO, as it brings all the traffic to your HTTPS website making a positive effect on its ranking in search engines. - Found (302) – should be used only if you moved the content of certain pages to a new place *temporarily*. This way the SEO traffic goes in favour of the previous content’s location. This option is generally not recommended for a HTTP/HTTPS redirect. - See Other (303) – specific redirect type for GET requests. Not recommended for HTTP/HTTPS. - Temporary (307) – HTTP/1.1 successor of 302 redirect type. Not recommended for HTTP/HTTPS. 

 OPTION 2: Specify the  Redirect Rule  as  https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}  and check the  Append query string  box. The  Action type  is also to be set as  Redirect . 

 

 Click on  Apply  on the right side of the  Actions menu.