Netgear M5300-28G3 Web Management User Guide - Page 375

ProSafe M5300 Switch Certificate Management Use this menu to generate or delete certificates. To display the Certificate Management page, click Security  Access > HTTPS  HTTPS Certificate Management. To manage certificates: 1. Use None to specify there is no certificate management. This is the default selection. 2. Use Generate Certificates to begin generating the Certificate files. 3. Use DELETE Certificates to delete the corresponding Certificate files, if present. Field Certificate Generation Status Description Displays whether SSL certificate generation is in progress. Certificate Download Use this menu to transfer a certificate file to the switch. For the Web server on the switch to accept HTTPS connections from a management station, the Web server needs a public key certificate. You can generate a certificate externally (for example, off-line) and download it to the switch. To display the Certificate Download page, click Security  Access> HTTPS  Certificate Download. Downloading SSL Certificates Before you download a file to the switch, the following conditions must be true: • The file to download from the TFTP server is on the server in the appropriate directory. • The file is in the correct format. • The switch has a path to the TFTP server. Managing Device Security 375