Polycom 3725-76302-001LI manual Create a Certificate Signing Request in the DMA System

DMA Operations Guide Certificate Procedures

4In the Add Certificates dialog box, do one of the following:

—If you have a file, click Upload certificate, enter the password (if any) for the file, and browse to the file or enter the path and file name.

—If you have PEM-format text, copy the certificate text, click Paste certificate, and paste it into the text box below.

5Click OK.

6Verify that the certificate appears in the list as a Trusted Root CA.

7Click Restart to Apply Saved Changes, and when asked to confirm that you want to restart the system so that certificate changes can take effect, click OK.

See also:

“Security Certificates Overview” on page 35 “Certificate Settings” on page 38 “Certificate Procedures” on page 42

Create a Certificate Signing Request in the DMA System

The procedure below creates a certificate signing request (CSR) that you can submit to your chosen certificate authority. This method uses the private key generated at software installation time.

To create a certificate signing request

1Go to Admin > Local Cluster > Certificates.

By default, the system is configured to use a self-signed certificate.

2To see details of the public certificate currently being used to identify the system to other computers:

aIn the list, select the Server SSL certificate. b In the Actions list, select Display Details.

The Certificate Details dialog box appears. If this is the default self-signed certificate, Organizational Unit is Self Signed Certificate.

cTo close the dialog box, click OK.

3In the Actions list, select Create Certificate Signing Request.

If you’ve created a signing request before, you’re asked if you want to use your existing certificate request or generate a new one. Elect to generate a new one.

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