Users Guide

e. In the State (Province/Region) box, type a state name in which the organization is located (do not abbreviate).
f. From the Country drop-down list, select a country in which the organization is located.
g. In the Email box, type a valid email address.
h. Click Generate.
3. Click Download Certificate Signing Request, and then copy the text that is displayed. To receive a valid SSL certificate,
submit this text to a certificate authority.
Downloading the certificate signing request
After generating the CSR, download the resulting text and submit it to a certificate authority. The certificate authority provides an
SSL certificate for you to upload to ASM.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. In the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the SSLCertificates section, click Download Certificate Signing Request.
3. To receive a valid SSL certificate, copy the displayed text and then submit it to a certificate authority.
After the certificate authority provides the SSL certificate, upload it to ASM.
Uploading an SSL certificate
Before you upload an SSL certificate, generate and download a certificate signing request (CSR). To receive a valid SSL certificate,
submit the CSR to a certificate authority. Save the certificate to a local network share.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the SSLCertificates section, click Upload Certificate.
3. Click Browse, and select an SSL certificate.
4. To upload the certificate, click Save.
5. Confirm or cancel the action when a confirmation message is displayed.
After uploading the certificate, the GUI becomes unavailable as the web services are restarted, the virtual appliance shell is still
accessible and all active users are logged out.
Editing DHCP settings
If you have already configured a DHCP server on the ASM appliance, you can edit the DHCP server settings on the Virtual
Appliance Management
page.
To edit the DHCP server settings:
1. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the DHCP Settings section, click Edit.
2. In the DHCP Settings dialog box, modify the setting as needed. For more information on configuring the DHCP settings, see
Configure DHCP Settings
Related links
Configure DHCP settings
Editing proxy settings
If your network uses a proxy server for external communication, then you must type the critical information to enable
communication with ASM virtual appliance.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. On the Virtual Appliance Management, under the Proxy Settings section, click Edit.
3. Select Use HTTP Proxy Settings.
4. In the Server Address (IP or Hostname) box, type a server address for the proxy server.
5. In the Port box, type a valid port number from 1–65535. Commonly used ports for a proxy server are 80 and 8080.
6. If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select Use Proxy Credentials and then in User Name and Password boxes,
type the required user name and password. To verify the password, type the password in Confirm Password.
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