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Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu
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Client certificate Tab
When TLS is selected as the EAP method, import to the
unit the client certificate needed for authentication by
the unit.
Client certificate request
Import, display or delete the client certificate.
To import the client certificate
Click
Browse…
to select the client certificate to be
imported.
Then click
Submit
, and the selected file will be
imported to the unit.
Note
The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is
not a client certificate or the imported client certificate is
not allowed.
To display the information of the client
certificate
When the client certificate has been saved in the unit
correctly, its information appears on
Status
,
Issuer DN
,
Subject DN
,
Validity Period
and
Extended Key
Usage
.
Status:
Shows if the status of the client certificate is
valid or invalid.
Valid
means the client certificate is correctly stored
and set.
Invalid
means the client certificate is not correctly
stored and set.
Possible causes of
Invalid
are as follows:
– The private key password included in the client
certificate is not specified correctly.
– The private key password is specified in spite of
the fact that the key pair in the client certificate is
not encrypted.
– The key pair is not included in the client certificate.
Note
When the client certificate to be imported is of
PKCS#12 format and the private key password is not set
correctly, “<Put correct private key password>” is
displayed in the boxes of
Issuer DN
,
Subject DN
,
Validity Period
and
Extended Key Usage
. Specify the
correct private key password to confirm the information
of the certificate.
To delete the client certificate
Click
Delete
, and the client certificate stored in the unit
will be deleted.
Private key password
Type the password for the private key information
included in the client certificate using up to 50
characters.
Leave the text box blank if the private key information
included in the client certificate is not encrypted.
If no private key password is set in the unit, the text box
is activated to allow entering of a password.
If a private key password is already set, it is displayed as
turned letters.
Reset
To change the private key password, click this button.
The current password is cleared and the password text
box is actived to allow new password entry.
Note
Click
at the bottom of the menu if you want to
cancel changing the private key password after clicking
Reset
. Doing so restores the other setting items in the
Client certificate tab to their previous settings.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 31.
Cancel
