ZyXEL Communications G-2000 Plus User Manual
ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide
Chapter 17 Certificates
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After you click Apply in the My Certificate Create screen, you see a screen that tells you the
ZyAIR is generating the self-signed certificate or certification request.
After the ZyAIR successfully enrolls a certificate or generates a certification request or a self-
signed certificate, you see a screen with a Return button that takes you back to the My
Certificates screen.
If you configured the My Certificate Create screen to have the ZyAIR enroll a certificate and
the certificate enrollment is not successful, you see a screen with a Return button that takes
you back to the My Certificate Create screen. Click Return and check your information in
the My Certificate Create screen. Make sure that the certification authority information is
correct and that your Internet connection is working properly if you want the ZyAIR to enroll
a certificate online.
ZyAIR is generating the self-signed certificate or certification request.
After the ZyAIR successfully enrolls a certificate or generates a certification request or a self-
signed certificate, you see a screen with a Return button that takes you back to the My
Certificates screen.
If you configured the My Certificate Create screen to have the ZyAIR enroll a certificate and
the certificate enrollment is not successful, you see a screen with a Return button that takes
you back to the My Certificate Create screen. Click Return and check your information in
the My Certificate Create screen. Make sure that the certification authority information is
correct and that your Internet connection is working properly if you want the ZyAIR to enroll
a certificate online.
17.8 My Certificate Details
Click CERTIFICATES, and then My Certificates to open the My Certificates screen (
). Click the details icon to open the My Certificate Details screen. You can use this
screen to view in-depth certificate information and change the certificate’s name. In the case
of a self-signed certificate, you can set it to be the one that the ZyAIR uses to sign the trusted
remote host certificates that you import to the ZyAIR.
of a self-signed certificate, you can set it to be the one that the ZyAIR uses to sign the trusted
remote host certificates that you import to the ZyAIR.
Enrollment Protocol
Select the certification authority’s enrollment protocol from the drop-down list
box.
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) is a TCP-based enrollment
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) is a TCP-based enrollment
protocol that was developed by VeriSign and Cisco.
Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) is a TCP-based enrollment protocol
Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) is a TCP-based enrollment protocol
that was developed by the Public Key Infrastructure X.509 working group of
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is specified in RFC 2510.
CA Server Address
Enter the IP address (or URL) of the certification authority server.
CA Certificate
Select the certification authority’s certificate from the CA Certificate drop-
down list box.
You must have the certification authority’s certificate already imported in the
You must have the certification authority’s certificate already imported in the
Trusted CAs screen. Click Trusted CAs to go to the Trusted CAs screen
where you can view (and manage) the ZyAIR's list of certificates of trusted
certification authorities.
Request
Authentication
When you select Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate
immediately online, the certification authority may want you to include a
reference number and key to identify you when you send a certification
request. Fill in both the Reference Number and the Key fields if your
certification authority uses CMP enrollment protocol. Just fill in the Key field if
your certification authority uses the SECP enrollment protocol.
Key
Type the key that the certification authority gave you.
Apply
Click Apply to begin certificate or certification request generation.
Cancel
Click Cancel to quit and return to the My Certificates screen.
Table 68 My Certificate Create (continued)
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