Certificates; Quick Start; Generate A Root Ca Certificate - Honeywell Thor vm3 User Manual

Certificates

Note: Please refer to the Security Primer to prepare the Authentication Server and Access Point for communication.
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM3 and host computers when using any type of certificate.
Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.

Quick Start

Root Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP.
1.

Generate a Root CA Certificate

2. Connect the Thor VM3 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate to the Thor VM3 \System folder or
use a USB thumb drive to transfer the certificate file.
3. Install a Root CA Certificate
User Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS.
1. Generate a User Certificate
2. Connect the Thor VM3 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate and private key file to the Thor VM3
\System folder.
3. Install a User Certificate
4. After installation, perform a Suspend/Resume.
5. Verify Installation
Generate a Root CA Certificate
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM3 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. To
request the root CA certificate, open a browser to
http://<CA IP address>/certsrv.
Sign into the CA with any valid username and password.
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(page 7-32) and download it to a PC.
(page 7-34).
(page 7-35) and private key file and download them to a PC.
(page 7-39) and the private key file.
(page 7-40).