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2If you’re using a certificate authority that isn’t listed, obtain a copy of your certificate authority’s
public certificate.
The certificate must be either a single X.509 certificate or a PKCS#7 certificate chain. If it’s ASCII
text, it’s in PEM format, and starts with the text -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----. If it’s a file, it
can be either PEM or DER encoded.
3In the Actions list, select Add Certificates.
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 39
Certificate Settings on page 43
Certificate Procedures on page46
Create a Certificate Signing Request in the RealPresence 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.
bIn 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.
4In the Certificate Information dialog box, enter the identifying information for your Polycom
RealPresence DMA system (see Certificate Information Dialog Box on page 44) and click OK.
The Certificate Signing Request dialog box displays the encoded request (see Certificate Signing
Request Dialog Box on page44).