Using The Cli To Download Device Certificates - Cisco 2100 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 9 Managing Controller Software and Configurations

Using the CLI to Download Device Certificates

Follow these steps to download a device certificate to the controller using the controller CLI.
Step 1 Log into the controller CLI.
Enter transfer download mode {tftp | ftp}.
Step 2
Enter transfer download datatype eapdevcert.
Step 3
Enter transfer download certpassword password.
Step 4
Enter transfer download serverip server-ip-address.
Step 5
Enter transfer download path server-path-to-file.
Step 6
Enter transfer download filename filename.pem.
Step 7
If you are using a TFTP server, enter these commands:
Step 8
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If you are using an FTP server, enter these commands:
Step 9
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Enter transfer download start to view the updated settings; then answer y when prompted to confirm
Step 10
the current settings and start the download process. This example shows the download command output:
Mode........................................... TFTP
Data Type................................... Vendor Dev Cert
TFTP Server IP.............................. 10.10.10.4
TFTP Packet Timeout............................ 6
TFTP Max Retries............................... 10
TFTP Path................................... /tftpboot/username/
TFTP Filename............................... filename.pem
This may take some time.
Are you sure you want to start? (y/N) y
TFTP EAP Dev cert transfer starting.
Certificate installed.
Reboot the switch to use the new certificate.
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transfer download tftpMaxRetries retries
transfer download tftpPktTimeout timeout
The default values of 10 retries and a 6-second timeout should work correctly without any
adjustment. However, you can change these values. To do so, enter the maximum number of
times that the TFTP server attempts to download the software for the retries parameter and the
amount of time (in seconds) that the TFTP server attempts to download the software for the
timeout parameter.
transfer download username username
transfer download password password
transfer download port port
The default value for the port parameter is 21.
Note
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