Freedom9 IP 100 Switch User Manual


 
button which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation. The CSR can be
downloaded to the local machine with the “Download CSR” button (see Figure 6-30).
Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. Once the CA has completed their
authentication process, a new certificate will be issued for the device..
Upload the certificate to the freeView IP 100 using the “Upload” button as shown in Figure
6-30.
Figure 6-30: SSL Certificate Upload
After completing these three steps, the freeView IP 100 will have its own certificate that is used
for identifying the card to its clients.
Note: If the CSR on the device is lost or destroyed, it cannot be recovered. The steps above
ust be completed again in order to obtain a new certificate.
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Common name: This is the network name of the freeView IP 100 once it is installed in the
network (usually the fully qualified domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to
access the device with a web browser (without the “http://” prefix). In case the name given here
and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning when the unit is
accessed using HTTPS.
Organizational unit: This field is used for specifying which department within an organization
owns the device.
Organization: The name of the organization.
Locality/City: The city where the organization is located.
State/Province: The state or province where the organization is located.
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