2 creating self certificates for accessing the vpn – Motorola AP-51XX User Manual

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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide

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2.

Copy the content of the CA Certificate message (using a text editor such as notepad) and
click on

Paste from Clipboard

.

The content of the certificate displays in the

Import a root CA Certificate

field.

3.

Click the

Import root CA Certificate

button to import it into the CA Certificate list.

4.

Once in the list, select the certificate ID within the

View Imported root CA Certificates

field to view the certificate issuer name, subject, and certificate expiration data.

5.

To delete a certificate, select the Id from the drop-down menu and click the

Del

button.

4.4.2 Creating Self Certificates for Accessing the VPN

The access point requires two kinds of certificates for accessing the VPN, CA certificates and self
certificates. Self certificates are certificate requests you create, send to a Certificate Authority (CA)
to be signed, then import the signed certificate into the management system.

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