AMX NI-3101-SIG manual Server Display SSL Server Certificate Information

NetLinx Security within the Web Server

Server - Display SSL Server Certificate Information

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

By default, the Display Certificate Action is selected and these fields are populated with information from an installed certificate. If the Master does not have a previously installed certificate, these fields are blank.

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

3.Choose Display Certificate from the drop-down list.

4.Click Update to accept the action and populate the fields with the certificate information presently on the Master.

Server - Creating a self-generated 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.

4.Enter the name of the business or organization into the Organization Name field. This is an alpha- numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.

5.Enter the name of the department using the certificate into the Organizational Unit field. This is an alpha- numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.

6.Enter the name of the city where the certificate resides into the City/Location field. This is an alpha- numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.

7.Enter the name of the state or province where the certificate resides into the State/Province field. This is an alpha-numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length. The state/province name must be fully spelled out.

8.Click the down arrow from the Country Name field to open a drop-down listing of listing of currently selectable countries.

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

10.Choose Self Generate Certificate from the drop-down list. When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the Master in one step.

11.Click Update to save the new encrypted certificate information to the Master.

ONLY use the Regenerate certificate option when you have Self Generated your own certificate. DO NOT regenerate an external CA-generated certificate.

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