AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260, Programming Manual

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WebConsole - System Options
58 NI Series WebConsole & Programming Guide
Displaying SSL Server Certificate Information
Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate
window.
By default, the Display Certificate Action is selected and the fields in this window are
populated with information from the certificate installed on the Master.
If the Master does not have a previously installed certificate, these fields are blank.
Creating a Request for an SSL Certificate
1. Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate
window.
2.
Fill out the fields, according to the descriptions in the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 57.
3.
Click the down arrow next to the Action field, and choose Create Request from the drop-down list.
4. Click the Create SSL Certificate button to accept the information entered into the above fields and
generate a certificate file. Click Close to exit without making changes to the Master.
This refreshes the Server Certificate page, and if the certificate request was successful, displays a
"Certified request generated" message.
Self-Generating an SSL Certificate
1. Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL Certificate
window.
2.
Fill out the fields, according to the descriptions in the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 57.
3.
Click the down arrow next to Action and choose Self Generate Certificate .
When this request is submitted, the certificate is generated and installed into the Master in one step.
4.
Click Create SSL Certificate to save the new encrypted certificate information to the Master. Click
Close to exit without making changes to the Master.
Regenerating an SSL Server Certificate Request
This action allows you to is used to modify or recreate a certificate already on the Master. For example,
if the company has moved from Dallas to Houston, all of the information is reentered exactly except for
the City.
1.
Click the Create SSL Certificate link in the Server Options page to open the Create SSL
Certificate window.
2. Modify the certificate information as needed (see the SSL Certificate Entries section on page 57).
3.
Click the down arrow next to Action and choose Regenerate Certificate .
SSL Certificate Entries (Cont.)
Entry Description
Organization Name: Name of your business or organization. This is an alpha-numeric string (1 - 50 charac-
ters in length).
Organization Unit: Name of the department using the certificate. This is an alpha-numeric string
(1 - 50 characters in length).
City/Location: Name of the city where the certificate is used. This is an alpha-numeric string
(1 - 50 characters in length).
State/Province: Name of the state or province where the certificate is used (alpha-numeric string, 1 - 50
characters in length).
Note : The state/province name must be fully spelled out.
Country Name: Provides a drop-down selection with a listing of currently selectable countries.