Schneider Electric KVM2116P, KVM2132P, KVM1116P user manual Certificate Signing Request, Date/Time

Certificate Signing Request

The Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is located under Device Management >Security >Private Certification section. The Certificate Signing Request (CSR) section provides an automated way to obtain and install a CA signed SSL server certificate. The KVM switch supports 1024-bit certificates only in .cer format of x509 type.

To perform this operation:

1.Click Create CSR to open the dialog box.

2.Fill in the form with valid entries for your site. There are no unacceptable characters.

Information	Max Characters	Example
Country	2 letter code	US
State or Province	32	Missouri
Locality	32	St. Louis
Organization	64	Your Company, Ltd.
Unit	32	Techdoc Department
Common Name	32	mycompany.com
		Note: The domain name of the site must be exact for the certificate
		is to be valid. If the domain name is www.mycompany.com, and
		only mycompany.com is specified, the certificate will not be valid.
Email Address	64	administrator@yourcompany.com

3.Click Create when finished (all fields are required). A self-signed certificate based on the information just provided is now stored on the KVM switch.

4.Click Get CSR, and save the certificate file (csr.cer) to your computer. This is the file given to the third party CA to apply for their signed SSL certificate.

5.After the CA sends you the certificate, save it to a convenient location on your computer. Click Browse to locate the file; then click Upload to store it on the KVM switch.

Note: When the file is uploaded, the KVM switch checks the file to make sure the specified information still matches. If it does, the file is accepted, if not, it is rejected.

To remove the certificate (Example: replacing it due to a domain name change), click Remove CSR.

Date/Time

The Date/Time dialog page sets the KVM switch time parameters according to the information below.

Time Zone.

•Choose from the Time Zone list the city that corresponds to the location of the KVM switch.

•If your country or region employs Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time), check the corresponding checkbox.

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