Black Box MPSH8-D20-208+V, MPSH8-S20-208+V, MPSH16-D20-208+V Creating a Self Signed Certificate

OUTLET MANAGED PDU

WEB ACCESS:

HTTP:

1.Enable: On

2.Port: 80

HTTPS:

3.Enable: Off

4.Port: 443

SSL Certificates:

5.Common Name:

6.State or Province:

7.Locality:

8.Country:

9.Email Address:

10.Organization Name:

11.Organizational Unit:

12.	Create	CSR:	15.	Export Server		Private Key:
13.	View CSR:		16.	Import	Server	Private Key:
14.	Import	CRT:	17.	Harden	Web Security: On

Enter: #<CR> to change,

<ESC> to return to previous menu ...

Figure 14-1: Web Access Parameters (Text Interface Only)

14.1.Creating a Self Signed Certificate

To create a Self Signed certificate, access the Text interface via Telnet or SSH, using a password that permits access to Administrator level commands and then proceed as follows:

1.Type /N and press [Enter] to display the Network Parameters menu.

2.At the Network Parameters menu, type 23 and press [Enter] to display the Web Access menu (Figure 14-1.) Type 3 and press [Enter] and then follow the instructions in the resulting submenu to enable HTTPS access.

3.Next, use the Web Access menu to define the following parameters.

Note:

When configuring the Outlet Managed PDU, make certain to define all of the following parameters. Although most SSL applications require only the Common Name, in the case of the Outlet Managed PDU all of the following parameters are mandatory.

•5. Common Name: A domain name, that will be used to identify the Outlet Managed PDU. If you will use a Self Signed certificate, then this name can be any name that you choose, and there is no need to set up your domain name server to recognize this name. However, if you will use a Signed certificate, then your domain name server must be set up to recognize this name (e.g., service.yourcompany.com.)

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