#### To create an IIOP listener

1. In the tree component, expand the Configurations node.

2. Select the instance to configure:

   - To configure a particular instance, select the instance's config node. For example, for the default instance, `server`, select the `server-config` node.

   - To configure the default settings for future instances that use a copy of `default-config`, select the `default-config` node.

3. Expand the ORB node.

4. Select IIOP Listeners.

5. Click New.

6. Enter a name to identify the listener in the Name field.

7. Enter the network address of the listener in the Network Address field.

   You can type an IP address or a DNS resolvable host name.

8. In the Listener Port field, enter the port number upon which the listener is to listen.

9. Check the Enabled box in the Listener field to enable the listener.

10. In the Additional Properties area, provide values for properties required by applications.

11. Do one of the following:

    - To create a listener that is not secure, click OK.

    - To create a secure listener, do the following:

      1. Check the Enabled box in the Security field.

      2. To force clients to authenticate themselves to the server when using this listener, check the Enabled box in the Client Authentication field.

      3. Enter the name of an existing server key pair and certificate in the Certificate NickName field.

      4. In the SSL3/TLS section:

         1. Check the security protocol(s) to enable on the listener. Check either SSL3 or TLS, or enable both protocols.

         2. Check the cipher suite used by the protocol(s).

            To enable all cipher suites, check All Supported Cipher Suites. You can also enable individual cipher suites.

      5. Click OK.

         The listener is now listed in the Current Listeners table on the IIOP Listeners page.

##### More Information
Equivalent asadmin commands

`create-iiop-listener` and `create-ssl`

##### See Also

- To edit an IIOP listener

- To delete an IIOP listener