Avocent Single port KVM over IP switch - Manual (Page 57)

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downloaded to your administration machine with the “Download CSR” button (see Figure
6-24).
• Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. You will get the new certificate from the CA
after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process (depending on the CA).
• Upload the certificate to the IP-KVM switch using the “ Upload ” button as shown in Figure
6-24 .
Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload
After completing these three steps, the IP-KVM switch has its own certificate that is used for
identifying the card to its clients.
Warning
If you destroy the CSR on the IP-KVM switch there is no way to get it back! In case
you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the three steps as described above.
Common name
This is the network name of the IP-KVM switch once it is installed in the user's network
(usually the fully qualified domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to access
the IP-KVM switch with a web browser (without the “ http:// ” prefix). In case the name
given here and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning
when the IP-KVM switch is accessed using HTTPS.
Organizational unit
This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP-KVM
switch belongs.
Organization
The name of the organization to which the IP-KVM switch belongs.
Locality/City
The city where the organization is located.