Windows Home Server 2011 Remote Web Access Error message

Question

So I have been using the same @homeserver.com domain name for many years without any problems. For some reason, my website that I host suddenly stopped working giving me the "The site can't be reached - took too long to respond..." I've attempted to refresh the domain name via the Home Server Dashboard and Turn on Remote Web Access but receive the error "The certificate for remote web access has expired". Never seen this error before and am at a loss as to how to resolve it. Any recommendations? I didn't see any similar errors since 2017 so not sure if this is something just happening to me or others still using WHS 2011. Thanks in advance for the assist.

Answer 1

Hi. Thank you for your question and reaching out. I’d be more than happy to help you with your query

If you are getting an error message when attempting to access Remote Web Access on Windows Home Server 2011, it is likely due to the expiration of the certificate used for secure communication. To resolve this, you can either generate a new self-signed certificate or purchase a valid SSL certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority. Once you have the new certificate, you will need to replace the existing certificate in IIS and restart the Remote Web Access service. After that, you should be able to access Remote Web Access without issue.

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