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ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual To view the VPN Certificates: Select VPN > Certificates from the main menu. The Certificates screen displays. The top section of the Certificates screen displays the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates). Figure 7-11 When you obtain a self certificate from a CA, you will also receive the CA certificate. In addition, many CAs make their certificates available on their websites. To load a CA certificate into your VPN firewall: 1. Store the CA certificate file on your computer. 2. Under Upload Trusted Certificates in the Certificates menu, click Browse and locate the CA certificate file. 3. Click Upload. The CA Certificate will appear in the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates) table. Viewing Active Self Certificates The Active Self Certificates table in the Certificates screen shows the certificates issued to you by a CA and available for use. Figure 7-12 For each self certificate, the following data is listed: • Name. The name you used to identify this certificate. • Subject Name. This is the name that other organizations will see as the holder (owner) of this certificate. This should be your registered business name or official company name. Generally, all of your certificates should have the same value in the Subject field. 7-12 Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates v1.0, March 2009

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ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual
7-12
Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates
v1.0, March 2009
To view the VPN Certificates:
Select VPN > Certificates from the main menu. The Certificates screen displays. The top section
of the Certificates screen displays the
Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates)
.
When you obtain a self certificate from a CA, you will also receive the CA certificate. In addition,
many CAs make their certificates available on their websites.
To load a CA certificate into your VPN firewall:
1.
Store the CA certificate file on your computer.
2.
Under
Upload Trusted Certificates
in the Certificates menu, click Browse and locate the CA
certificate file.
3.
Click
Upload
. The CA Certificate will appear in the
Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates)
table
.
Viewing Active Self Certificates
The Active Self Certificates table in the Certificates screen shows the certificates issued to you by
a CA and available for use.
For each self certificate, the following data is listed:
Name
. The name you used to identify this certificate.
Subject Name
. This is the name that other organizations will see as the holder (owner) of this
certificate. This should be your registered business name or official company name. Generally,
all of your certificates should have the same value in the Subject field.
Figure 7-11
Figure 7-12