Extreme Networks Altitude 4700 Series Product Reference Manual page 93

CAUTION
Self certificates can only be generated using the Access Point GUI and CLI interfaces. No functionality
exists for creating a self-certificate using the Access Point's SNMP configuration option.
To create a self certificate:
1 Select System Configuration > Certificate Mgmt > Self Certificates from the access point menu tree.
2 Click on the Add button to create the certificate request.
The Certificate Request screen displays.
3 Complete the request form with the pertinent information. Only 4 values are required, the others
optional.
Key ID
Subject
Signature Algorithm Use the drop-down menu to select the signature algorithm used for
Key Length
4 When the form is completed, click the Generate button.
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Enter a logical name for the certificate to help distinguish between
certificates. The name can be up to 7 characters in length.
The required Subject value contains important information about the
certificate. Contact the CA signing the certificate to determine the
content of the Subject parameter.
the certificate. Options include:
• MD5-RSA—Message Digest 5 algorithm in combination with RSA
encryption.
• SHA1-RSA—Secure Hash Algorithm 1 in combination with RSA
encryption.
Defines the length of the key. Possible values are 512, 1024, and
2048.
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