Honeywell Marathon - Windows Certificate Store Vs. Certs Path

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Windows Certificate Store vs. Certs Path
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Marathon and host computers when using any type of certificate.
Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
User Certificates
EAP-TLS authentication requires a user certificate. The user certificate must be stored in the Windows certificate
store.
• To generate the user certificate, see Generating a User Certificate (page 6-72).
• To import the user certificate into the Windows certificate store, see IInstalling a User Certificate (page 6-76).
• A Root CA certificate is also needed. Refer to the section below.
Root CA Certificates
Root CA certificates are required for EAP/TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP. Two options are offered for storing
these certificates. They may be imported into the Windows certificate store or copied into the Certs Path folder.
Using the Certs Path
1. See Generating a Root CA Certificate (page 6-69) and follow the instructions to download the Root Certificate
to a PC.
2. Copy the certificate to specified folder on the mobile device. The default location for Certs Path is C:\Program
Files\Summit\certs. A different location may be specified by using the Certs Path global variable.
3. When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, do not check the Use MS store
checkbox after checking the Validate server checkbox.
4. Enter the certificate name in the CA Cert textbox.
5. Click OK to exit the Credentials screen and then Commit to save the profile changes.
Using the Windows Certificate Store
1. See Generating a Root CA Certificate (page 6-69) and follow the instructions to download the Root Certificate
to a PC.
2. To import the certificate into the Windows store, See Installing a Root CA Certificate (page 6-71).
3. When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, be sure to check the Use MS store
checkbox after checking the Validate server checkbox.
4. The default is to use all certificates in the store. If this is OK, skip to the last step.
5. Otherwise, to select a specific certificate click on the Browse (…) button.
If using the Windows Certificate Store, the Windows Account must have a password. The password cannot be
left blank. The Summit Client Utility uses the Windows user account credentials to access the Certificate Store.
The Windows user account credentials need not be the same as the wireless credentials entered in the Summit
Client Utility.
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