Specifications

Creating the Windows Security Infrastructure
Summit WM20 Technical Reference Guide, Software Version 4.242
Floppy Disk-Based Installation
Another method of installing a user certificate is to export the user certificate onto a floppy disk and
import it from the floppy disk onto the wireless client computer. For a floppy disk-based enrollment,
perform the following:
1 Obtain a user certificate for the wireless client’s user account from the CA through Web-based
enrollment. For more information, see the “Submit a user certificate request via the Web” procedure
previously described.
2 Export the user certificate of the wireless client’s user account to a .pfx file. For more information,
see the “Export a certificate” procedure in this section. Within the Certificate Manager Export
wizard, export the private key and select Delete the private key if the import is successful. Save
this file to a floppy disk and deliver it to the user of the wireless client computer.
3 On the wireless client computer, import the user certificate. For more information, see the “Import a
certificate” procedure in this section.
Export a certificate
1 Open an MMC console containing Certificates - Current User.
2 Open Personal, and then open Certificates
3 In the details pane, right-click the certificate you want to export, point to All Tasks, and then click
Export.
4 In the Certificate Export Wizard, click Yes, export the private key. (This option will appear only if
the private key is marked as exportable and you have access to the private key.) Click Next.
5 Select Personal Information Exchange – PKCS (.PFX) as the export file format and click Next.
6 On the Password page, type a password in Password and Confirm password to protect the private
key in the certificate and then click Next.
7 On the File to Export page, type the certificate filename or click Browse to specify the name and
location of the certificate file. Click Next.
8 On the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard page, click Finish
Import a certificate
1 Open an MMC console containing Certificates - Current User
2 Open Personal, and then open Certificates.
3 In the details pane, right-click the certificate you want to export, point to All Tasks, and then click
Import.
4 Type the file name containing the certificate to be imported. (You can also click Browse and navigate
to the file.)
5 If it is a PKCS #12 file, do the following: Type the password used to encrypt the private key.
(Optional) If you want to be able to use strong private key protection, select the Enable strong
private key protection check box. (Optional) If you want to back up or transport your keys at a later
time, select the Mark key as exportable check box.
6 Do one of the following: If the certificate should be automatically placed in a certificate store based
on the type of certificate, select Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of
certificate.