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Chapter 18 Certificates
NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide
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Common Name Select a radio button to identify the certificate’s owner by IP
address, domain name or e-mail address. Type the IP address (in
dotted decimal notation), domain name or e-mail address in the
field provided. The domain name or e-mail address can be up to 31
ASCII characters. The domain name or e-mail address is for
identification purposes only and can be any string.
Organizational Unit Type up to 127 characters to identify the organizational unit or
department to which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any
character, including spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces.
Organization Type up to 127 characters to identify the company or group to which
the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including
spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces.
Country Type up to 127 characters to identify the nation where the
certificate owner is located. You may use any character, including
spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces.
Key Length Select a number from the drop-down list box to determine how
many bits the key should use (512 to 2048). The longer the key, the
more secure it is. A longer key also uses more PKI storage space.
Enrollment Options These radio buttons deal with how and when the certificate is to be
generated.
Create a self-
signed certificate
Select Create a self-signed certificate to have the NWA generate
the certificate and act as the Certification Authority (CA) itself. This
way you do not need to apply to a certification authority for
certificates.
Create a
certification
request and save it
locally for later
manual enrollment
Select Create a certification request and save it locally for
later manual enrollment to have the NWA generate and store a
request for a certificate. Use the My Certificate Details screen to
view the certification request and copy it to send to the certification
authority.
Copy the certification request from the My Certificate Details
screen (Section 18.2.3 on page 225) and then send it to the
certification authority.
Create a
certification
request and enroll
for a certificate
immediately online
Select Create a certification request and enroll for a
certificate immediately online to have the NWA generate a
request for a certificate and apply to a certification authority for a
certificate.
You must have the certification authority’s certificate already
imported in the Trusted CAs screen.
When you select this option, you must select the certification
authority’s enrollment protocol and the certification authority’s
certificate from the drop-down list boxes and enter the certification
authority’s server address. You also need to fill in the Reference
Number and Key if the certification authority requires them.
Table 66 Certificates > My Certificate Create (continued)
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