Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 562)

Chapter 26: Encryption Keys
562 Section IV: Security
9. Type 4 to select Key Description.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter new Description ->
10. Enter a description for the key. For instance, the description could
reflect the name of the switch (for example, Production switch web
server key). You can enter up to 40 alphanumeric values including
spaces.
11. Type 5 to select Generate Key.
The following message is displayed:
Key generation will take some time. Please wait...
The AT-S63 management software begins to create the key. This
process can take over a minute if you specified a long key length.
After the key is created, you will see this message:
Press any key to continue ...
12. Press any key.
The new key is added to the list of keys in the Key Management
menu.
Returning to the Main Menu to save your changes is not necessary
with this procedure. This type of change is automatically saved by
the management software.
To create a self-signed certificate using the new encryption key,
go to ”Creating a Self-signed Certificate” on page 584. To create
an enrollment request, go to ”Generating an Enrollment Request”
on page 599.
If you created server and host keys for SSH encryption, go to
”Configuring SSH” on page 613 to configure the SSH server
software on the switch.