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Loading Certificates using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave, Device Setup > Certificate

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Figure 99 - New Certificate 3. Select the Certificate type- CA certificate and Server certificate from the drop-down list. The CA certificate is required to validate the client's certificate and the server certificate verifies the server's identity to the client. 4. Select the certificate format from the Certificate format drop-down list. 5. If you have selected Server certificate type, then enter a passphrase in Passphrase and reconfirm. The default password is whatever. 6. Click Browse and select the appropriate certificate file, and click Upload Certificate. The Certificate Successfully Installed window appears. Loading Certificates using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave You can now manage W-Instant AP certificates using the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Management server (AMP). The AMP directly provision the certificates for basic certificate verification (i.e certificate type, format, version, serial number etc) before accepting the certificate and uploading to a W-IAP network. The AMP packages the text of the certificate into an HTTPS message and sends it to the Virtual Controller of the W-IAP network. Once the Virtual Controller receives this message, it draws the certificate content from the message, converts it to the right format and saves it on the RADIUS server. To load a certificate in Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave: 1. Navigate to Device Setup > Certificate and then click Add to add a new certificate. The Certificate window appears. 2. Enter the certificate Name, and click Choose File to browse and upload the certificate. 140 | Authentication Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide

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User Guide
Figure 99
- New Certificate
3.
Select the
Certificate type— CA certificate and Server certificate
from the drop-down list
.
The CA certificate is required to validate the client’s certificate and the server certificate
verifies the server's identity to the client.
4.
Select the certificate format from the
Certificate format
drop-down list
.
5.
If you have selected
Server certificate
type, then enter a passphrase in
Passphrase
and
reconfirm. The default password is
whatever
.
6.
Click
Browse
and select the appropriate certificate file, and click
Upload Certificate
. The
Certificate Successfully Installed
window appears.
Loading Certificates using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave
You can now manage W-Instant AP certificates using the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave
Management server (AMP). The AMP directly provision the certificates for basic certificate
verification (i.e certificate type, format, version, serial number etc) before accepting the certificate
and uploading to a W-IAP network. The AMP packages the text of the certificate into an HTTPS
message and sends it to the Virtual Controller of the W-IAP network. Once the Virtual Controller
receives this message, it draws the certificate content from the message, converts it to the right
format and saves it on the RADIUS server.
To load a certificate in Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave:
1.
Navigate to
Device Setup > Certificate
and then click
Add
to add a new certificate. The
Certificate
window appears.
2.
Enter the certificate
Name
, and click
Choose File
to browse and upload the certificate.