Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 76)

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Managing Certificate Authority (CA) certificates
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NOTE
A Warning screen may display at this phase stating key information could be lost if you proceed
with the certificate request. Click the OK button to continue, as the certificate has not been
signed yet.
6. Click the Generate Request button from within the Self Certificates screen. The certificate
content displays within the Self Certificate screen.
7. Click the Copy to clipboard button. Save the certificate content to a secure location.
8. Connect to the Windows 2000 or 2003 server used to sign the certificate.
9. Select the Request a certificate option. Click Next to continue.
10. Select the Advanced request checkbox from within the Choose Request Type screen and click
Next to continue.
11. From within the Advanced Certificate Requests screen, select the Submit a certificate request
using a base 64 encoded PKCS #10 file or a renewal request using a base64 encoded PKCS
file option. Click Next to continue.
12. Paste the content of certificate in the Saved Request field (within the Submit a Saved Request
screen).
NOTE
An administrator must make sure the Web Server option is available as a selectable option for
those without administrative privileges.
If you do not have administrative privileges, ensure the Web Server option has been selected
from the Certificate Template drop-down menu. Click Submit.
13. Select the Base 64 encoded check box option from within the Certificate Issued screen and
select the Download CA Certificate link.
A File Download screen displays prompting the user to select the download location for the
certificate.
14. Click the Save button and save the certificate to a secure location.
15. Load the certificates on the access point .
CAUTION
Ensure the CA Certificate is loaded before the Self Certificate, or risk an invalid certificate load.
16. Open the certificate file and copy its contents into the CA Certificates screen by clicking the
Paste from Clipboard button.
The certificate is now ready to be loaded into the access point’s flash memory.
17. Click the Import root CA Certificate button from within the CA Certificates screen.
18. Verify the contents of the certificate file display correctly within the CA Certificates screen.
19. Open the certificate file and copy its contents into the Self Certificates screen by clicking the
Paste from Clipboard button.
20. Click the Load Certificate button.