Specifications

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Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate
1. Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate window.
2. Fill out the fields, according to the descriptions in the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 48.
3. Click the down arrow next to the Action field, and choose Create Request from the drop-down list.
4. Click the Create SSL Certificate button to accept the information entered into the above fields and generate a
certificate file. Click Close to exit without making changes to the Master. This refreshes the Server Certificate page,
and if the certificate request was successful, displays a "Certified request generated" message.
Self-Generating an SSL Certificate
1. Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate window.
2. Fill out the fields, according to the descriptions in the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 48.
3. Click the down arrow next to Action and choose Self Generate Certificate.
When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the Master in one step.
4. Click Create SSL Certificate to save the new encrypted certificate information to the Master. Click Close to exit
without making changes to the Master.
Regenerating an SSL Server Certificate Request
This action allows you to is used to modify or recreate a certificate already on the Master. For example, if the company
has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is reentered exactly except for the City.
1. Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate window.
2. Modify the certificate information as needed (see the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 48).
3. Click the down arrow next to Action and choose Regenerate Certificate.
4. Click Create SSL Certificate to save the newly modified certificate information to the Master. Click Close to exit
without making changes to the Master.
CAUTION!: Only use the Regenerate Certificate option when you have self-generated your own certificate. Do not
regenerate an external CA-generated certificate.
Exporting an SSL Certificate Request
1. First follow the procedures outlined in the Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate section on page 49 to create a
session-specific Master certificate.
2. Click the Export SSL Certificate link to display the certificate text file in the Export SSL Certificate window
(FIG. 51).
3. Place your cursor within the certificate text field.
The certificate text begins with the line that reads "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" (scroll down to
view the certificate text.)
4. Select all (Ctrl + A) of the certificate text.
You must copy all of the text within this field, including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and the
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- portions.
Without this text included in the CA submission, you will not receive a CA-approved certificate.
5. Copy (Ctrl + C) the text to the clipboard.
6. Paste (Ctrl + V) this text into the Submit Request field on the CA’s Retrieve Certificate web page.
FIG. 51 Export SSL Certificate window