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USER’S GUIDE
Switched Rack PDU
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2. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs, then APC Security
Wizard, to start the Wizard program.
3. On the screen labeled “Step 1,” select Certificate Request as the type
of file to create.
4. Enter a name for the file that will contain the Switched Rack PDU’s
private key. The file name must have a .p15 extension. By default, the
file will be created in the installation folder C:\Program
Files\American Power Conversion\APC Security Wizard.
5. On the screen labeled Step 2, provide the information to configure the
certificate signing request (CSR) with the information that you want the
signed server certificate to contain. The Country and Common Name
fields are required; the other fields are optional. For the Common
Name field, enter the IP Address or DNS name of the Switched Rack
PDU.
6. On the next screen, review the summary of the certificate. Scroll
downward to view the certificate’s unique serial number and
fingerprints. To make any changes to the information you provided,
click Back, and revise the information.
7. The last screen verifies that the certificate signing request has been
created and displays the location and name of the file, which has a .csr
extension.
By default, a server certificate is valid for 10 years from the
current date and time, but you can edit the Validity Period
Start and Validity Period End fields.
The certificate’s subject information and the certificate’s
issuer information should be identical.