Security Tab - Ssl Server Certificate Page - AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260 Instruction Manual

Security tab - SSL Server Certificate page

A certificate is a cryptographically signed object that associates a public key and an identity.
Certificates also include other information in extensions such as permissions and comments.
A "CA" is short for Certification Authority and is an internal entity or trusted third party that issues,
signs, revokes, and manages these digital certificates.
Before initially enabling the SSL feature on the Master, a self-generated
certificate must first be installed. This initial installation allows users to then later
install the different types of certificates (requested, self-generated, or regenerated).
The SSL > Server Certificate link (FIG. 33) allows an authorized user to display an installed
certificate, create a certificate request, self-generate, and regenerate SSL Server Certificates.
FIG. 33 Security Tab - Server Certificate
Server Certificate Entries
Feature
Bit Length
Common Name
Organization Name
Organizational Unit
NetLinx Integrated Controllers
NetLinx Security and Web Server
Description
Provides a drop-down selection with three available public key
lengths: 512, 1024, and 2048.
• Longer key lengths result in increased certificate processing
times.
• A longer key length results in more secure certificates.
The Common Name of the certificate MUST be the URL Domain
Name used.
• Example: If the address used is www.amxuser.com, that must
be the Common name and format used.
• The Common Name can not be an IP Address.
• If the server is internal, the Netbios name must be used.
• For every website using SSL that has a distinct DNS name,
there must be a certificate installed. Each website (external or
Internet) for SSL MUST also have a distinct IP Address.
Name of your business or organization. This is an alpha-numeric
string (1 - 50 characters in length).
Name of the department using the certificate. This is an
alpha-numeric string (1 - 50 characters in length).
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