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Installing Nortel Viewer
4 Select Create a New Certificate, then click Next.
5 Select Prepare the request now but send it later, then click Next.
6 Do the following, then click Next to continue:
Type a descriptive name that allows you to distinguish the certificate
from others (the name will not be used in the certificate structure, but
rather as a way to distinguish requests and certificates.
Select the public key length. It is recommended you use at least a
1024 byte key length.
7 Enter the following details, then click Next to continue:
The name of your organization and unit name. These must be names
that can be verified by an authority, so enter valid names if you are
requesting a real certificate for commercial use.
The full name of the computer to be certified. It must include your full
site address.
8 Type all the details regarding country of location, then click Next to
continue.
9 Type the name of a file in which to save the request and click Next.
10 Verify the summary details, then click Next.
A file containing the request will be saved in Base 64 format. During this
process, IIS also creates a private and public key for this certificate request.
The private key stays on the computer, while the public key goes to the
certificate issuer along with the request and is used to encrypt the certificate
data.
Obtaining and enabling your certificate
1 Purchase or obtain a trial server-side certificate from a certificate issuer
— typically you can submit a certificate request via the issuer's web site
(for example, www.verisign.com).
Follow the certificate issuer's instructions to obtain and save your
certificate.
2 Navigate to the Properties/Directory Security page of the Nortel Virtual
Directory you are attempting to SSL-enable.
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