Manage Users, Authentication, and VPN Certificates
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NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall FVS318G v2
2.
Select
VPN > Certificates
.
The Certificates screen displays.
3.
In the Upload Trusted Certificates section of the screen, navigate to the trusted digital
certificate file that you downloaded on your computer and click the
Browse
button.
4.
Click the
Upload
table button.
If the verification process on the VPN firewall approves the digital certificate for validity
and purpose, the digital certificate is added to the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates)
table.
To delete one or more digital certificates:
1.
Log in to the unit:
a.
In the address field of any of the qualified web browsers, enter
https://192.168.1.1
.
The NETGEAR Configuration Manager Login screen displays.
b.
In the
Username
field, enter
admin
and in the
Password / Passcode
field, enter
password
.
Use lowercase letters. If you changed the password, enter your personalized
password. Leave the domain as it is (geardomain).
c.
Click the
Login
button.
The Router Status screen displays. After five minutes of inactivity, which is the default
login time-out, you are automatically logged out.
2.
Select
VPN > Certificates
.
The Certificates screen displays.
3.
In the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificate) table, select the check box to the left of each
digital certificate that you want to delete or click the
Select All
table button to select all digital
certificates.
4.
Click the
Delete
table button.
The information is deleted.
Manage VPN Self-Signed Certificates
Instead of obtaining a digital certificate from a CA, you can generate and sign your own digital
certificate. However, a self-signed digital certificate triggers a warning from most browsers
because it provides no protection against identity theft of the server. (The following figure
shows an image of a browser security alert.)
A security alert can be generated for a security certificate for three reasons:
•
The security certificate was issued by a company you did not choose to trust.
•
The date of the security certificate is invalid.
•
The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site.
