SurgeX SX-AX20 - Manual (Page 5)

SX-AX15 (20) Certificate Utility User Manual
Page 5
III. Method 2: Root Certificate Authority
Step 1: Create a Root Certificate Authority
a. Open the CU.
b. Click on Create your own Certificate Authority.
c. Click Next.
d. Enter the Required Information about the Self Signed Certificate in
the fields as shown.
Certificate Name: This is the filename for the certificate.
Common Name: This name identifies the Certificate to the web
browser. Choose a name that will identify its source.
e. Enter the Optional Information if desired.
f. Click Next when done.
g. The CU will generate the required files and store them in
the <install_directory/CA> subdirectory.
h. Click Home when Done.
i. Install the Root Certificate into your browser.
Step 2: Install the Root Authority Certificate into one or more PCs
Using Internet Explorer
a. Navigate to the location of the Root Certificate.
b.
c. Double-click on the .der file matching the filename of the certificate.
d. Click “Install Certificate”.
e. The import wizard will begin. Click “Next”.
f. Select “Place all certificates in the following store”, and then click
“Browse”, select “Trusted Root Certification Authorities”, and click
“Ok”. Click “Next”, then click “Finish”.