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authenticate the server. The authentication process is repeated for each network your computer connects to. Click
Setup... and specify a server name, server listening port and a public key that corresponds to the private server key
(see section Zone authentication – Server configuration). The server name can be entered in the form of an IP
address, DNS or NetBios name. The server name can be followed by a path specifying the location of the key on the
server (e.g., server_name_/directory1/directory2/authentication). Enter multiple servers, separated by semicolons,
to serve as alternate servers if the first one is unavailable.
The public key can be a file of one of the following types:
PEM encrypted public key (.pem)
This key can be generated using the ESET Authentication Server (see section Zone authentication – Server
configuration).
Encrypted public key
Public key certificate (.crt)
To test your settings, click Test. If authentication is successful, a Server authentication successful notification will
appear. If authentication is not configured properly, one of the following error messages will appear:
Server authentication failed. Maximum time for authentication elapsed.
The authentication server is inaccessible. Check the server name/IP address and/or verify the Personal firewall
settings of the client as well as the server section.
An error has occurred while communicating with the server.
The authentication server is not running. Start the authentication server service (see section Zone authentication –
Server configuration).
The name of the authentication zone does not match the server zone.
The configured zone name does not correspond with the authentication server zone. Review both zones and ensure
their names are identical.
Server authentication failed. Server address not found in the list of addresses for the given zone.
The IP address of the computer running the authentication server is outside the defined IP address range of the
current zone configuration.
Server authentication failed. Probably an invalid public key was entered.
Verify that the public key specified corresponds to the private server key. Also verify that the public key file is not
corrupted.
2) By local network configuration
Authentication is performed based on the local network adapter parameters. A zone is authenticated if all selected
parameters for the active connection are valid.