Chapter 15 System

15.5.5.2 Avoiding Browser Warning Messages

Here are the main reasons your browser displays warnings about the NWA3000-N series AP’s HTTPS server certificate and what you can do to avoid seeing the warnings:

The issuing certificate authority of the NWA3000-N series AP’s HTTPS server certificate is not one of the browser’s trusted certificate authorities. The issuing certificate authority of the NWA3000-N series AP's factory default certificate is the NWA3000-N series AP itself since the certificate is a self-signed certificate.

For the browser to trust a self-signed certificate, import the self-signed certificate into your operating system as a trusted certificate.

To have the browser trust the certificates issued by a certificate authority, import the certificate authority’s certificate into your operating system as a trusted certificate. Refer to Appendix B on page 305 for details.

15.5.5.3Login Screen

After you accept the certificate, the NWA3000-N series AP login screen appears. The lock displayed in the bottom of the browser status bar denotes a secure connection.

Figure 92 Login Screen (Internet Explorer)

15.5.5.4 Enrolling and Importing SSL Client Certificates

The SSL client needs a certificate if Authenticate Client Certificates is selected on the NWA3000-N series AP.

You must have imported at least one trusted CA to the NWA3000-N series AP in order for the Authenticate Client Certificates to be active (see the Certificates chapter for details).

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