Before you enable SSL, ensure that you can access the home page of the portal site by using the HTTP protocol. You can do this in one of two ways:

• If you know the URL for your portal site, open a browser window and type the URL for the portal site.
• If you do not know the URL for your portal site, go to the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration for Server_Name page, and then do the following:
  1. In the Portal Site and Virtual Server Configuration section, click List and manage portal sites.
  2. On the Manage Portal Sites page, click the URL for the portal site on which you are enabling SSL.