Chapter 12 Administration

Certificate Management

Enrolling and Installing Identity Certificates Automatically Using SCEP

Follow these steps for each identity certificate you want to obtain:

Step 1 Display the Administration Certificate Management screen. (See Figure 12-19.)

Step 2 Click Click here to enroll with a Certificate Authority. The Manager displays the Administration Certificate Management Enroll screen. (See Figure 12-23.)

Figure 12-23 Administration Certificate Management Enroll Screen.

Step 3 Click Identity Certificate. The Manager displays the Administration Certificate Management Enroll Identity Certificate screen. (See Figure 12-24.)

Figure 12-24 Administration Certificate Management Enroll Identity Certificate Screen

Notice that a link appears corresponding to each SCEP-enabled CA certificate on the VPN 3002. The title of the link depends on the name of the CA certificate: Enroll via SCEP at Certificate Name. For example, if you have a CA certificate on your VPN 3002 named “TestCA6-8,” the following link appears: Enroll via SCEP at TestCA6-8.

If you do not see any Enroll via SCEP options, there are no SCEP-enabled CA certificates on the VPN 3002. Follow the steps in the “Installing CA Certificates Automatically Using SCEP” section to obtain a CA certificate via SCEP before you proceed.

Step 4 Click Enroll via SCEP at Certificate Name. The Administration Certificate Management Enroll Identity Certificate SCEP screen appears. (See Figure 12-25.)

 

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VPN 3002 specifications

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