Certificate Check - 3Com WX1200 Reference Manual

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If the Certificate Check dialog is displayed, click Accept. (For more
certificate options, see the next section, "Certificate Check".)
If the Finish button does not become available, read the last message in
the message area of the page to determine why the service could not be
reached. Here are common error messages and suggestions for
troubleshooting them:
Unable to connect to address: ip-addr:tcp-port-number
Verify that the service is running on the server.
Connection error for address: ip-addr:tcp-port-number
Verify that the service has been started. If the service is running, verify
that the certificate on the server is still valid (for example, is not out of
date).
HTTP 403: Forbidden
This message can indicate that the username and password are
invalid. Ask the administrator for a username and password.
When the 3WXM client connects to 3WXM Services, the client checks the
certificate presented by 3WXM Services to ensure that the certificate is
valid. The certificate is in a key store file on the server.
The default key store file is .services_keystore. This file contains a
self-signed certificate for 3WXM Services. You can use this certificate if
desired or you can configure the service to use a different key store file
containing a different certificate. (See "Changing Service Settings" on
page 500.)
By default, the 3WXM client does not accept self-signed certificates, even
from 3WXM Services. Instead, when 3WXM Services or another device
presents a self-signed certificate to the 3WXM client, the Certificate
Check dialog box appears on the client. This dialog box displays the
certificate information.
The options you select in this dialog box apply to all HTTPS connections
with the 3WXM client. For example, the 3WXM client also checks the
validity of certificates presented by WX switches, and the settings you
select in this dialog affect those connections too.