AMX NI-2000, NI-3000, NI-4000 instruction manual Common Steps for Requesting a Certificate from a CA

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This method of certificate generation is used to modify or recreate a previously existing certificate already on the Master.

By default, if a certificate is already present on the target Master, the Display Certificate Action is selected and these fields are populated with information. Ex: if the company has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is reentered exactly except for the City.

3.Enter any new or changed information into its respective field.

4.Click the down arrow from the Action field to open a drop-down listing of available certificate generation options.

5.Choose Regenerate Certificate from the drop-down list.

When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the

Master in one step.

6.Click OK to save the newly modified certificate information to the Master or click Cancel to void any changes made within this tab and exit without making changes to the target Master.

7.Before exiting the Master and beginning another session:

Verify that all users have been assigned the correct rights, and are using the correct passwords.

In the Enable Security window of the Security tab, verify that the Master Security and HTTP Access are enabled. Enabling HTTP Access will prompt users to enter pre-configured user names and passwords.

Common Steps for Requesting a Certificate from a CA

A certificate is a cryptographically signed object that associates a public key and an identity. Certificates also include other information in extensions such as permissions and comments.

A "CA" is short for Certification Authority and is an internal entity or trusted third party that issues, signs, revokes, and manages these digital certificates.

1.Navigate to the Web Server Certificate HTML page on your CA’s website.

A Web Server certificate allows you to authenticate using a Web browser via SSL.

In order to successfully verify other certificates it is also necessary to import the CA key into the Web Server. Refer to the Creating a Request for a SSL Server Certificate section on page 83.

This is done as part of the process of receiving your Web Server certificate.

Only a user with administrator privileges can request a server certificate.

2.Enter in the company information, such as: name, e-mail, address, state, and country.

3.Agree to any licensing agreements and continue to the next part of the registration process.

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