NETGEAR FVS318N

Manage Users, Authentication, and VPN Certificates
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
 To generate a new CSR file, obtain a digital certificate from a CA, and upload it to the
wireless VPN firewall:
1. Select VPN > Certificates. The Certificates screen displays. The following figure shows
the middle section of the screen with the Active Self Certificates section, Generate Self
Certificate Request section, and Self Certificate Requests section. (The Self Certificate
Requests table contains an example certificate.)
Figure 157. Certificates, screen 2 of 3
2. In the Generate Self Certificate Request section of the screen, enter the settings as
explained in the following table:
Table 68. Generate self-signed certificate request settings
Setting Description
Name A descriptive name of the domain for identification and management purposes.
Subject The name that other organ
izations see as the holder (owner) of the certificate. In
general, use your registered business name or official company name for this
purpose.
Note: Generally, all of your certificates shou
ld have the same value in the
Subject field.