Certificates; Generating A Root Ca Certificate - Honeywell MX8 User Manual

Certificates

Note: Refer to the Security Primer (available at www.honeywellaidc.com) to prepare the Authentication Server and Access Point
for communication.
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the MX8 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates are
date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
Root Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP.
1. Generate a Root CA Certificate and download it to a PC.
2. Connect the MX8 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate to the MX8 \System folder.
3. Install the Root CA Certificate.
User Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS.
1. Generate a User Certificate and download it to a PC.
2. Install the User Certificate on the PC.
3. Export the User Certificate as a .PFX file.
4. Connect the MX8 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate to the MX8\System folder.
5. Install the User Certificate.
6. After installation, perform a Suspend/Resume.
7. Verify installation.

Generating a Root CA Certificate

Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the MX8 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates
are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
The easiest way to get the root CA certificate is to use a browser on a PC to navigate to the Certificate Authority.
1. To request the root CA certificate, open a browser to http://<CA IP address>/certsrv.
2. Sign into the CA with any valid username and password.
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