OpenProvider SSL

Owned by HostBill (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jul 31, 2019 by HostBill
2 min read

Overview

Open Provider is a wholesaler of web hosting-related services and products, including SSL Certificates. With Open Provider SSL module you can sell SSL Certificates at competitive prices and automatically provision, renew and manage them directly from HostBill. 

Activating the module

  1. If the module is included in your HostBill edition you can download it from your client portal.
  2. If the module is not included in your HostBill edition you can purchase it from our marketplace and then download it from the client area.
  3. Once you download the module extract it in the main HostBill directory.
  4. Go to Settings → Modules → Hosting Modules, find and activate OpenProvider SSL module.

Connecting HostBill with OpenProvider SSL

  1. Proceed to Settings → Apps → Add new App
  2. From Applications list select OpenProvider SSL
  3. Enter:
    • Name - Name of this connection
    • Hostname
    • IP Address
    • Username
    • Password

      4. Verify entered credentials by clicking Test Connection to check if HostBill can connect
      5. Save Changes

 

Adding OpenProvider SSL Product

  1. In HostBill go to Settings → Products & Services, and Add new order page
  2. From Order Types select OpenProvider Certificates
  3. Enter your orderpage name, select orderpage template. Save Changes
  4. Add new product in the new orderpage. Provide product name and setup price and then Save Changes.
  5. In product configuration section proceed to Connect with App, select OpenProvider SSL and App server created in previous steps.

  6. Setup Package Limits:

    • Certificate - Select type of certificate that this product will represent
    • Default Period (Years) - set default period for this certificate, it is used when this product is ordered with billing cycle other than regular, eg. Free or Once


For more generic product configuration details including price, automation, emails settings refer to Product Configuration article.

Configuring Client Functions   

In Products & Services → Your Order Page → Your Product → Client Functions you can control what features customer will have access to in client portal, by clicking Enable/Disable next to the given option.
Use Edit button to adjust function appearance in the client portal.

For OpenProvider SSL you can enable a number of standard client functions:

  1. Change Billing Cycle
  2. Change Label
  3. Change Ownership
  4. Edit Forms
  5. Graphs
  6. Login Details
  7. Manual Service Renew
  8. New Direct Link
  9. Related Services
  10. Service Auto Renewal