HTTPS
Use of HTTPS requires the creation of a certificate on the cellular modem and installation of the
certificate on the TopView machine.
IP Address or DNS/host name for the certificate?
The certificate will be created for the modem’s IP address or DNS name
.
Most users will access the modem by it’s assigned static IP address and will create the certificate f
or the
modem using the
IP address. If you or your IT group created a DNS name for the modem’s IP address
and are required to use this name, you should create the certificate using the DNS name and not the IP
address.
This is specified in the “Common name”
field below.
*If you create the certificate for the DNS name you must use this name, and not the IP address, when
configuring access to the modem from TopView.
Log on to web configuration using HTTPS
Log on to the cellular modem web configuration using HTTPS
where ipaddress in the IP address of the cellular modem
Create the certificate
ADMINISTRATION > CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT
or
ADMINISTRATION > X.509 CERTIFICATE
•
Click [Create] or [Generate]
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Common Name: ipaddress or DNS name of the cellular modem.
Most users will enter the IP address in this field. See “
IP Address or DNS/host name for
” above for more information
.
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Days: 9125
WARNING: the certificate will expire after the entered number of days. The
value days=9125 will set the expiration for 25 years from today. TopView may
be unable to use the modem after the entered number of days.
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for a list of country codes)
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State/Province: your State or Province
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Locality/City: your City
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Organization: your company name
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Email address: the email address for this certificate
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Click [Generate] to create the certificate in the cellular modem
SAVE AND RESTART
> then click [OK] to restart the cellular modem
POWER OFF then ON
In some cases the new certificate is not loaded during the restart of the device. Therefore we
recommend that you power off the device, then power it back on by removing/inserting the power
cable for the modem.