4.5.1 Configuration
NTC-400 Series Router allows users to create a Root Certificate Authority (CA) certificate and enable the use of SCEP. A Root
CA is the primary certificate of the tree, the private key of which is used to "sign" other certificates. Only one Root CA can be
set for the router at a time.
To view the current Root CA details, from the Object Definition submenu select Certificate then click its Configuration tab:
Figure 203 – Root CA
4.5.1.1 Create Root CA
Click the Generate button to open the Root CA Certificate Configuration section. Enter the required details to create a CA
Certificate.
Item Notes Description
Name Enter text string.
Mandatory field.
Enter a Root CA Certificate name. It will be a certificate file name.
Maximum length: 8 letters (no numbers or special characters)
Key Mandatory field. This field is to specify the key attributes of the certificate.
Key Type to set public-key cryptosystems. It only supports RSA now.
Key Length to sets the size measured in bits of the key used in a
cryptographic algorithm.
Digest Algorithm to set identifier in the signature algorithm identifier of
certificates
Subject
Name
Mandatory
fields.
Specify the following details for the certificate.
Country (C) – The two-letter ISO code for the country where your
organisation is located.
State (ST) – The state where your organisation is located.
Location (L) – The location where your organisation is located.
Organization (O) –The name of your organisation.
Organization Unit (OU) – The name of your organisation unit.
Common Name (CN) – The name of your organization.