AMX NI-3101-SIG

NetLinx Security within the Web Server

NI-3101-SIG Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller

Server - Regenerating an SSL Server Certificate Request

1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System > Server >

Create SSL Certificate to open the Server Certificate page.

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

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

generation options.

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

5. Click OK to save the newly modified certificate information to the Master or click Cancel to void

any changes made within this page and exit without making changes to the target Master.

6. 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 prompts users to enter pre-configured usernames

and passwords.

Server - Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate

1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System > Server >

Create SSL Certificate to open the Server Certificate page.

2. Click the down arrow from the Bit length field to open a drop-down listing of available public key

lengths.

 The three available public key lengths are 512, 1024, and 2048. Higher selected key lengths

result in increased certificate processing times. A longer key length results in more secure

certificates.

3. Enter the used Domain Name into the Common Name field.

 Example: If the address being used is www.amxuser.com, that must be the Common name and

format used in the Common Name field. This string provides a unique name for the desired

user.

 This domain name must be associated to a resolvable URL Address when creating a

request for a purchased certificate. The address does not need to be resolvable when

obtaining a free certificate.

ONLY use the Regenerate certificate option when you have Self Generated your own

certificate. DO NOT regenerate an external CA-generated certificate.

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.

Example: if the company has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is

reentered exactly except for the City.

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

Master in one step.