Installing The Ca Certificate(S) - Polycom Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500 Deployment Manual

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Certificates are deleted when an administrator performs a Restore Factory Defaults with the
Comprehensive Restore option selected.

Installing the CA Certificate(s)

To add a CA Certificate to the repository:
This procedure is performed for each CA Certificate that is to be added to the Certification
Repository.
Two options are available for sending the certificate to the RMX:
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Option. Paste Certificate and Send Certificate
After you have received the certificate from the Certificate Authority:
Polycom, Inc.
Click Paste Certificate to paste the clipboard content into the Send Certificate dialog box.
Click the Send Certificate button to send the certificate to the RMX.
The RMX validates the certificate.
— If the certificate is not valid, an error message is displayed.
— If the certificate matches the private key, and the task is completed, a confirmation
message indicating that the certificate was created successfully is displayed.
A System Restart is not required at this point.
Click Close
Click Update Repository.
The certificate expiry date is checked daily. An active alarm is raised two weeks before
the certificate is due to expire, stating the number of days to expiry.
If the certificate expires, the RMX continues to work in secure mode and an Active
Alarm is raised with Security mode failed – Certificate expired in the description field.
Paste Certificate and Send Certificate
Use this option if the certificate has been received from the Certification Authority in text
format.
Send Certificate File
Use this option if the ce rif ic ate has been received from the Certification Authority in
file format.
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