Distributing certificates to quickvpn users, Appendix b – Linksys RVS4000 User Manual

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Using Linksys QuickVPN for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista

4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN

Appendix B

QuickVPN Client Version Number

Distributing Certificates to QuickVPN Users

The following explains how to export a certificate from

the RVS4000 for distribution to QuickVPN users, as well as

how to install the certificate on the QuickVPN users’ PCs.

Generate the Certificate as follows:

Log on to the Web-based Utility.
Select VPN, then VPN Client Accounts.
Click Generate to generate a new certificate.
Click Export for Client and save the certificate as

a .PEM file.

Distribute the certificate to all QuickVPN users.
Each QuickVPN user must then install the certificate as

follows:

Save the certificate into the directory where

the QuickVPN Client is installed. For example:

C:\Program Files\Linksys\QuickVPN Client\
Launch the QuickVPN Client and specify the User

Name, Password, and Server Address (IP address or

domain name).
Click Connect.

For more information on certificate management, go to

section “VPN > VPN Client Accounts“ in “Chapter 5: Setting

Up and Configuring the Router”.

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