Chapter 12 Administration

Certificate Management

Figure 12-26 Administration Certificate Management Enrollment Request Generated Screen

Step 6 Click Go to Certificate Management. The Manager displays the Administration Certificate Management screen. Your new identity certificate appears in the Identity Certificates table.

Enrolling and Installing Identity Certificates Manually

If you need to obtain identity certificates using the manual process, use the following general procedure:

Using the Manager, generate a certificate enrollment request (PKCS-10).

(Via the web, email, or floppy disk) send this enrollment request to your chosen CA. Request an identity certificate from your CA and download it to your PC.

Again using the Manager, install the identity certificate on the VPN 3002.

Follow these steps to generate a certificate enrollment request (PKCS-10):

Step 1 Using the Manager, 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.)

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

Step 4 Click Enroll via PKCS10 Request (Manual). The Manager displays the Administration Certificate Management Enroll Identity Certificate PKCS10 screen. (See Figure 12-27.)

 

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VPN 3002 specifications

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