AMX Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller NI-3101-SIG - Manual (Page 77)

NetLinx Security within the Web Server
67 NI-3101-SIG Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller
Server - Regenerating an SSL Server Certificate Request
1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System > Server >
Create SSL Certificate
to open the Server Certificate page.
2. Enter any new or changed information into its respective field.
3. Click the down arrow from the Action field to open a drop-down listing of available certificate generation
options.
4. Choose Regenerate Certificate from the drop-down list.
5. Click OK to save the newly modified certificate information to the Master or click Cancel to void any
changes made within this page and exit without making changes to the target Master.
6. Before exiting the Master and beginning another session :
 Verify that all users have been assigned the correct rights, and are using the correct passwords.
 In the Enable Security window of the Security tab, verify that the Master Security and HTTP
Access are enabled. Enabling HTTP Access prompts users to enter pre-configured usernames and
passwords.
Server - Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate
1. Navigate to the Server Certificate page by clicking System Settings > Manage System > Server >
Create SSL Certificate
to open the Server Certificate page.
2. Click the down arrow from the Bit length field to open a drop-down listing of available public key
lengths.
 The three available public key lengths are 512, 1024, and 2048. Higher selected key lengths result
in increased certificate processing times. A longer key length results in more secure certificates.
3. Enter the used Domain Name into the Common Name field.
 Example: If the address being used is www.amxuser.com, that must be the Common name and
format used in the Common Name field. This string provides a unique name for the desired user.
 This domain name must be associated to a resolvable URL Address when creating a request for a
purchased certificate. The address does not need to be resolvable when obtaining a free certificate.
4. Enter the name of the business or organization into the Organization Name field. This is an alpha-
numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.
5. Enter the name of the department using the certificate into the Organizational Unit field. This is an alpha-
numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.
6. Enter the name of the city where the certificate resides into the City/Location field. This is an alpha-
numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.
7. Enter the name of the state or province where the certificate resides into the State/Province field. This is
an alpha-numeric string, 1 - 50 characters in length.
The state/province name must be fully spelled out.
8. Click the down arrow from the Country Name field to open a drop-down listing of listing of currently
selectable countries.
9. Click the down arrow from the Action field to open a drop-down listing of available certificate generation
options.
This method of certificate generation is used to modify or recreate a previously
existing certificate already on the Master.
By default, if a certificate is already present on the target Master, the Display
Certificate Action is selected and these fields are populated with information.
Example: if the company has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is
reentered exactly except for the City.
When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the
Master in one step.