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Chapter 15 The Certificates Screens The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 72 TOOLS > Certificates > My Certificates > Create LABEL DESCRIPTION Certificate Name Type a name to identify this certificate. You can use up to 31 alphanumeric and characters. Subject Information Use these fields to record information that identifies the owner of the certificate. You do not have to fill in every field, although the Common Name is mandatory. The certification authority may add fields (such as a serial number) to the subject information when it issues a certificate. It is recommended that each certificate have unique subject information. Common Name Select a radio button to identify the certificate's owner by IP address, domain name or e-mail address. 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 is for identification purposes only and can be any string. A domain name can be up to 255 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and periods. An e-mail address can be up to 63 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen, the @ symbol, periods and the underscore. Organizational Unit Identify the organizational unit or department to which the certificate owner belongs. You can use up to 63 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore. Organization Identify the company or group to which the certificate owner belongs. You can use up to 63 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore. Country Identify the state in which the certificate owner is located. You can use up to 31 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore. Key Length Select a number from the drop-down list box to determine how many bits the key should use (512 to 2048). The longer the key, the more secure it is. A longer key also uses more PKI storage space. Enrollment Options These radio buttons deal with how and when the certificate is to be generated. Create a selfsigned certificate Select Create a self-signed certificate to have the WiMAX Device generate the certificate and act as the Certification Authority (CA) itself. This way you do not need to apply to a certification authority for certificates. Create a certification request and save it locally for later manual enrollment Select Create a certification request and save it locally for later manual enrollment to have the WiMAX Device generate and store a request for a certificate. Use the My Certificate Details screen to view the certification request and copy it to send to the certification authority. Copy the certification request from the My Certificate Details screen and then send it to the certification authority. User's Guide 187