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Chapter 18 Certificates Table 67 Certificates > My Certificate Create (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 can be up to 31 ASCII characters. The domain name or e-mail address is for identification purposes only and can be any string. Organizational Unit Type up to 127 characters to identify the organizational unit or department to which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces. Organization Type up to 127 characters to identify the company or group to which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces. Country Type up to 127 characters to identify the nation where the certificate owner is located. You may use any character, including spaces, but the NWA drops trailing spaces. 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 NWA 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 NWA 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 (Section 18.2.3 on page 229) and then send it to the certification authority. Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate immediately online Select Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate immediately online to have the NWA generate a request for a certificate and apply to a certification authority for a certificate. You must have the certification authority's certificate already imported in the Trusted CAs screen. When you select this option, you must select the certification authority's enrollment protocol and the certification authority's certificate from the drop-down list boxes and enter the certification authority's server address. You also need to fill in the Reference Number and Key if the certification authority requires them. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 227