Requesting and importing certificates

Go to the following menu to configure a certificate request:

Go to System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List ->Request.

System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List -> Request

	Note
Under Subject Name you can specify several identifiers for the head office according to the X.500 standard. For the sake of simplicity, we have only used one characteristic here. Observe the requirements of your certification authority as necessary.

Note

Under Subject Name you can specify several identifiers for the head office according to the X.500 standard. For the sake of simplicity, we have only used one characteristic here.

Observe the requirements of your certification authority as necessary.

Proceed as follows:

Under Certificate Request Description enter Head Office for example.
Leave Mode set to Manual .
Under Common Name enter the ID of the head office, e.g. Head Office .
Press OK to confirm your entries.

Go to System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List.

System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List

In the background the IPSec gateway generates the private and public keys.

Now proceed as follows:

A dialogue box should now appear asking you to save the certificate requests to your computer with the name Headoffice.req . Alternatively, you can save the file by clicking the right green arrow .
Now you must request a certificate from your certification authority using the certificate request. Follow the instructions from your certification authority.

The request appears as follows:

System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List
You must now copy the certificate issued by the certification authority to your computer.
Name the certificate headoffice.crt .
You still need the certificate of the certification authority that issued the certificate. Copy this to your computer as well.
Name the certificate from the certification authority Ca.crt .

Now go the following menu to import your own certificate and the certificate issued by the certification authority into the IPSec gateway:

Go to System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List -> Import.

System Management -> Certificates -> Certificate List -> Import

Proceed as follows to import your own certificate:

Under External Filename select the file, e.g. C:\Headoffice.crt via the browsebutton.
Under Local Certificate Description enter Head Office for example.
Press OK to confirm your entries.

Proceed as follows to import the certificate issued by the certification authority:

Under External Filename select the file, e.g. C:\Ca.crt via the browsebutton.
Under Local Certificate Description enter CA for example.
Press OK to confirm your entries.