ZyXEL Communications PM7300-T0 - Create Certificate Request; View Certificate Request

Chapter 7 Certificates
PM7300-T0 User’s Guide
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7.3.1 Create Certificate Request
Click Security > Certificates > Local Certificates and then Create Certificate Request to open the
following screen. Use this screen to have the PM7300-T0 generate a certification request. To create a
certificate signing request, you need to enter a common name, organization name, state/province
name, and the two-letter country code for the certificate.
Figure 19 Create Certificate Request
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
7.3.2 View Certificate Request
Click the Edit icon in the Local Certificates screen to open the following screen. Use this screen to view
in-depth information about the certificate request. The Certificate is used to verify the authenticity of the
certification authority. The Private Key serves as your digital signature for authentication and must be
safely stored.
Table 11 Create Certificate Request
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Certificate
Name
Type up to 63 ASCII characters (not including spaces) to identify this certificate.
Common Name Select Auto to have the PM7300-T0 configure this field automatically. Or select Customize to
enter it manually.
Type the IP address (in dotted decimal notation), domain name or e-mail address in the field
provided. The domain name or e-mail address can be up to 63 ASCII characters. The domain
name or e-mail address is for identification purposes only and can be any string.
Organization
Name
Type up to 63 characters to identify the company or group to which the certificate owner
belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but the PM7300-T0 drops trailing spaces.
State/Province
Name
Type up to 32 characters to identify the state or province where the certificate owner is located.
You may use any character, including spaces, but the PM7300-T0 drops trailing spaces.
Country/Region
Name
Select a country to identify the nation where the certificate owner is located.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving any changes.
OK Click OK to save your changes.