Administration > Site Certificate - Multitech RouteFinder RF850 User Manual

Administration > Site Certificate
Public keys are used as the encryption algorithm for security systems. For the validity of public keys, certificates
are issued by a Certificate Authority that certifies the person or the entity is authenticated and that the present
public key belongs to that same person or entity. On this screen, enter server certificate information, which the
firewall needs to authenticate itself to your browser. After saving the settings, the browser's security information
settings have to be cleared.
Certificate Information
Country Code
Use the default (United States) or change to the country of operation.
State or Region
Enter the state, province, region, etc. of operation.
City
Enter the city name.
Company
Enter the company name.
Organization Unit
Type the organizational unit (e.g., Sales & Marketing).
Contact Email
Type the email address of the contact for RouteFinder certificate data (e.g., the RouteFinder
administrator) over the default (myname@mydomain.com).
Firewall Host Address
Enter the RouteFinder's host address. Use the same address that you will use to open the
Administration Access interface. It can be one of the RouteFinder IP addresses.
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Click Save
The browser will reconnect to the VPN. At the security Alert screen, click View Certificate.
Then click Install Certificate if you have not previously installed it:
Install the Certificate into the Trusted Root Certification Authorities Store
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Example: If you access Administration Access with https://192.168.10.1, the Host
Address must also be 192.168.10.1. If you access Administration Access with a DNS
host name (e.g., https://MultiAccess Communications Server.mydomain.com), then use
this name instead.
Note: The Host Address field MUST match the host Address or IP Address that you
use in your browser to open Administration Access.
When the first screen displays, click the Install Certificate button.
On the Welcome to Certificate Import Wizard screen, click the Next button.
On the Certificate Manager Import Wizard screen, click Next. You can elect to have the
certificate automatically placed into a directory or you can Browse and choose your own
directory. If you elect to place all certificates into a selected location, follow the on-
screen prompts for Select Certificate Store, Physical Stores, and Root Stores.
When the certificate has been added to the Root Store, the Completing the Certificate
Manager Import Wizard displays. Click Finish.
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