Certificates - ZyXEL Communications XS1930-12HP User Manual

Figure 210 Management > Maintenance > Tech-Support: Download

35.10 Certificates

The Switch can use HTTPS certificates that are verified by a third party to create secure HTTPS
connections between your computer and the Switch. This way, you may securely access the Switch
using the web configurator. See
Certificates are based on public-private key pairs. A certificate contains the certificate owner's identity
and public key. Certificates provide a way to exchange public keys for use in authentication.
Click Management > Maintenance > Certificates to open the following screen. Use this screen to import
the Switch's CA-signed certificates.
Figure 211 Management > Maintenance > Certificates
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 148 Management > Maintenance > Certificates
LABEL
File Path
Password
Import
Service
Subject
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DESCRIPTION
Click Choose File or Browse to find the certificate file you want to upload.
Type the certificate file's password that was created when the PKCS #12 file was exported. The
password consists of up to 32 ASCII characters.
Click this button to save the certificate that you have enrolled from a certification authority
from your computer to the Switch.
This field displays the service type that this certificate is for.
This field displays identifying information about the certificate's owner, such as CN (Common
Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), O (Organization or company) and C
(Country). It is recommended that each certificate have unique subject information.
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