User's Manual

Device Management
Managing the Certificates for Authentication
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Exporting the Certificates to a USB Device
To export a local certificate or a CSR to a USB device, you first need to insert the
USB device into the USB interface on the back panel of your security appliance.
The USB device is automatically mounted once you insert it. The CA certificate is
not allowed to export.
STEP 1 Click Device Management -> Certificate Management.
The Certificate window opens.
STEP 2 To export a local certificate or a CSR to the USB device, click Export to USB.
• If you are downloading a CSR, the Export Certificate Signing Request to USB
window opens. Click Export. The CSR file will be saved on the mounted USB
device in .PEM format.
• If you are downloading a local certificate, the Export Certificate to USB
window opens. Enter a password in the Enter Export Password field to
protect the certificate file and then click Export. The certificate file will be
saved on the mounted USB device in .p12 format.
Importing the Certificates from Your Local PC
You can import a local or CA certificate from your local PC.
STEP 1 Click Device Management -> Certificate Management.
The Certificate window opens.
STEP 2 To import a local or CA certificate from your local PC, click Import.
The Import Certificates window opens.
STEP 3 Enter the following information:
• Import a local end-user certificate with private key from a PKCS#12
(.p12) encoded file: If you choose this option, enter the certificate name in
the Certificate Name field and the protection password in the Import
Password field, click Browse to locate and select a local certificate file from
your local PC, and then click Import.