Broadband VPN Router User’s Manual

Subject Name

This is the name which other organizations will see as the

 

Holder (owner) of this Certificate. This should be your

 

registered business name or official company name. Gener-

 

ally, all Certificates should have the same value in the

 

Subject field.

 

 

Hash Algorithm

Select the desired option.

 

 

Signature Algorithm

Select the desired option. RSA is recommended.

 

 

Signature Key Length

Select the desired option. Normally, 1024 bits provides

 

adequate security.

 

 

IP address

Enter your public (Internet) IP address.

 

 

Domain Name

This is optional. If you have a domain name, enter it here.

 

 

E-mail Address

This is optional. If you have permanent E-mail address, enter

 

it here.

 

 

3.Click "Next" to continue to the following screen.

Figure92: Self Certificate Request (2)

4.Check that the data displayed in the Certificate Details section is correct. This data is used to generate the Certificate request. If the data is not correct, click the "Back" button and correct the previous screen.

5.If the data is correct, copy the text in the Data to supply to CA panel (including "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----"

and "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----") to a new document in a text editor such as Notepad, and save the file.

6.Click Finish to return to the Self Certificates screen.

Your request will be listed under Self Certificate Requests.

7.Apply for a Certificate:

∙Connect to the CA's web site.

∙Start the Self Certificate request procedure.

∙When prompted for the request data, supply the data you copied and saved in step 5 above.

∙Submit the CA's form.

∙If there are no problems, the Certificate will then be issued.

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