3Com Wireless LAN WX1200 User Manual

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Organizational Unit string

(Optional) Specify the name of the

organizational unit, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no
spaces.

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Common Name string

Specify a unique name for the WX switch, in

up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Use a fully qualified
name if such names are supported on your network. This field is
required.

Note: If you are generating a WebAAA (web) certificate, use a
common name that looks like a domain name (two or more strings
connected by dots, with no spaces). For example, use common.name
instead of common name. The string is not required to be an actual
domain name. It simply needs to be formatted like one.

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Email

Address

string

— (Optional) Specify your email address, in up

to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

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Unstructured Name string

(Optional) Specify any name, in up to

80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

Defaults — None.

Access — Enabled.

History —Introduced in MSS Version 3.0. Webaaa option renamed to
web in MSS Version 4.1.

Usage — To use this command, you must already have generated a
public-private encryption key pair with the crypto generate key
command.

To generate a self-signed administrative certificate, type the following
command:

WX4400# crypto generate self-signed admin
Country Name:
State Name:
Locality Name:
Organizational Name:
Organizational Unit:
Common Name: [email protected]
Email Address:
Unstructured Name:
success: self-signed cert for admin generated

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