Specifications

NetLinx Security within the Web Server
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NetLinx Security - Web Server
10. Choose Self Generate Certificate from the drop-down list. When this request is submitted, the
certificate is generated and installed into the Master in one step.
11. Click Update to save the new encrypted certificate information to the Master.
Server - Regenerating an SSL Server Certificate Request
1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System >
Server > Create SSL Certificate to open the Server Certificate page.
2. Enter any new or changed information into its respective field.
3. Click the down arrow from the Action field to open a drop-down listing of available certificate
generation options.
4. Choose Regenerate Certificate from the drop-down list.
5. Click OK to save the newly modified certificate information to the Master or click Cancel to
void any changes made within this page and exit without making changes to the target Master.
6. Before exiting the Master and beginning another session:
 Verify that all users have been assigned the correct rights, and are using the correct
passwords.
 In the Enable Security window of the Security tab, verify that the Master Security and
HTTP Access are enabled. Enabling HTTP Access prompts users to enter
pre-configured usernames and passwords.
Server - Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate
1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System >
Server > Create SSL Certificate to open the Server Certificate page.
2. Click the down arrow from the Bit length field to open a drop-down listing of available public
key lengths.
 The three available public key lengths are: 512, 1024, and 2048. Higher selected key
lengths result in increased certificate processing times. A longer key length results in
more secure certificates.
ONLY use the Regenerate certificate option when you have Self Generated your own
certificate. DO NOT regenerate an external CA-generated certificate.
This method of certificate generation is used to modify or recreate a previously
existing certificate already on the Master.
By default, if a certificate is already present on the target Master, the Display
Certificate Action is selected and these fields are populated with information.
EX: if the company has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is
reentered exactly except for the City.
When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the
Master in one step.