Creating Self Certificates - Motorola WS2000 - Wireless Switch - Network Management Device System Reference Manual

6.3.2 Creating Self Certificates

Self certificates are those for which the organization creates a certificate request, sends it off to a Certificate
Authority (CA) to be signed, and then imports the signed certificate into the management system. To go
through this process, select
1. To create the certificate request, click the
2. Fill out the request form with the pertinent information. Only 4 fields are required:
Key ID
Subject
System Configuration-->
Add
Enter a name for the certificate to help distinguish between certificates. The name can be up
to 7 characters in length.
This required field contains important information about the certificate. Contact the CA that
will sign the certificate to determine the content of this field.
Administrator and User Access
Certificate Mgmt -->
button. The Certificate Request screen appears.
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Self Certificates.