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ZyXEL G-2000 Plus v2 User’s Guide
Chapter 16 Certificates 207
After you click Apply in the My Certificate Create screen, you see a screen that tells you the
ZyXEL device is generating the self-signed certificate or certification request.
After the ZyXEL device 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 ZyXEL device 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
ZyXEL device to enroll a certificate online.
16.8 My Certificate Details
Click CERTIFICATES , and then My Certificates to open the My Certificates screen ( see
Figure 82 ). 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 ZyXEL device uses to sign the
trusted remote host certificates that you import to the ZyXEL device.
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
protocol that was developed by VeriSign and Cisco.
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
Trusted CAs screen. Click Trusted CAs to go to the Trusted CAs screen
where you can view (and manage) the ZyXEL device'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 69 My Certificate Create (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION