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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Generate a CSR and Obtain a Self-Signed Certificate from a CA
To use a self-signed certificate, you first need to request the digital certificate from a CA, and
then download and activate the digital certificate on the wireless VPN firewall. To request a
self-signed certificate from a CA, you need to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for
and on the wireless VPN firewall. The CSR is a file that contains information about your
company and about the device that holds the certificate. Refer to the CA for guidelines about
the information that you need to include in your CSR.
To generate a new CSR file, obtain a digital certificate from a CA, and upload it to the
wireless VPN firewall:
1. Select VPN >
Certificates. The Certificates screen displays. The following figure shows
the middle section of the screen with the Active Self Certificates section, Generate Self
Certificate Request section, and Self Certificate Requests section. (The Self Certificate
Requests table contains an example certificate.)
Figure 193. Certificates, screen 2 of 3