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3.3.11 Certificate
To use Cert
ificate user interface, choose "Certificate" under "Advanced Setup" menu. There
are two menu items under "Certificate" menu: "Local" a
the base screen shows a list of certificates stored in Router.
In the menu, "Local" means local certificates. "Trusted CA" means trusted Certificate
Authority certificates. Local certificates preserve the identity of the Router. CA certificates
are used by the Router to very certificates from other hosts.
Local certificates can be created by two ways:
Create a new certificate request, have it signed by a certificate authority and load
the signed certificate
Import an existing signed certificate directly
3.3.11.1 Create New Local Certificate
Certificate name:
Creates an SSL certificate in the specified certificate repository (administrator's or domain's
repository) by using a private key file and a corresponding certificate file.
Common Name:
The common name is the "fully qualified domain name," (or FQDN) used for DNS lookups of
your server (for example, www.mydomain.com). Browsers use this information to identify
your Web site. Some browsers will refuse to establish a secure connection with your site if
the server name does not ma
the protocol specify "http://" or any port numbers or pathnames in the common name. Do not
use wildcard characters such as * or ? and do not use an IP address.
Organization Name:
The name of the organization to which the entity belongs (such as the name of a company).
State/Province Name:
This is the name of the state or province where your organization's head office is located.
Please enter the full name of the state or province.
Figure: Local Certificate overview
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