NETGEAR FVS318N-100NAS Network Router User Manual


 
Manage Users, Authentication, and VPN Certificates
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
certificates in the Active Self Certificates table are active on the wireless VPN firewall
(see Manage VPN Self-Signed Certificates on p
age 309).
Certificate Rev
ocation Lists (CRL) table. Contains the lists with digital certificates that
have been revoked and are no longer valid, that were issued by CAs, and that you
uploaded. Note, however, that the table displays only the active CAs and their critical
release dates. (see Manage the VPN Certificate Revocation List on p
age 313).
Manage VPN CA Certificates
To view and upload trusted certificates:
Select VPN > Certific
ates. The Certificates screen displays. (The following figure shows the
top section of the screen with the trusted certificate information and an example certificate in
the Trusted Certificates [CA Certificate] table.)
Figure 187. Certificates, screen 1 of 3
The Trusted Certificates (CA Certificate) table lists the digital certificates of CAs and contains
the following fields:
CA
Identity (Subject Name). The organization or person to whom the digital certificate is
issued.
Issue
r Name. The name of the CA that issued the digital certificate.
Expiry T
ime. The date after which the digital certificate becomes invalid.
To upload a digital certificate of a trusted CA on the wireless VPN firewall:
1. Downloa
d a digital certificate file from a trusted CA and store it on your computer.
2. In
the Upload Trusted Certificates section of the screen, click the Browse button and
navigate to the trusted digital certificate file that you downloaded on your computer.
3. Click the Upload t
able button. If the verification process on the wireless VPN firewall
approves the digital certificate for validity and purpose, the digital certificate is added to the
Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates) table.