Chapter 2 Using the Web-Browser and CLI Interfaces

Enabling Web and Secure Web Modes

 

Follow these steps to load an externally generated HTTPS certificate:

 

 

Step 1

Use a password to encrypt the HTTPS certificate in a .PEM-encoded file. The PEM-encoded file is called

 

a Web Administration Certificate file (webadmincert_name.pem).

Step 2

Move the webadmincert_name.pem file to the default directory on your TFTP server.

Step 3

In the CLI, enter transfer download start and answer n to the prompt to view the current download

 

settings:

 

 

>transfer download start

 

 

Mode

TFTP

 

Data Type

Admin Cert

 

TFTP Server IP

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

 

TFTP Path

<directory path>

 

TFTP Filename

 

 

Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) n

 

 

Transfer Canceled

 

Step 4

Use these commands to change the download settings:

 

 

>transfer download mode tftp

 

 

>transfer download datatype webauthcert

 

 

>transfer download serverip TFTP server IP address

 

>transfer download path absolute TFTP server path to the update file

 

>transfer download filename webadmincert_name.pem

Step 5

Enter the password for the .PEM file so the operating system can decrypt the Web Administration SSL

 

key and certificate:

 

>transfer download certpassword private_key_password >Setting password to private_key_password

Step 6 Enter transfer download start to view the updated settings, and answer y to the prompt to confirm the current download settings and start the certificate and key download:

>transfer download start

 

Mode

TFTP

Data Type

Site Cert

TFTP Server IP

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

TFTP Path

directory path

TFTP Filename

webadmincert_name

Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y

 

TFTP Webadmin cert transfer starting.

Certificate installed.

Please restart the switch (reset system) to use the new certificate.

Step 7 Enter this command to enable HTTPS:

>config network secureweb enable

Step 8 Save the SSL certificate, key, and secure web password to NVRAM (non-volatile RAM) so your changes are retained across reboots:

>save config

Are you sure you want to save? (y/n) y

Configuration Saved!

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Cisco Systems 3.2 manual Web Administration Certificate file webadmincertname.pem