Help - Add Self Certificate

Self Certificates are Certificates which are issued to you. To add a new certificate, there are 3 screens.

The 1st screen collects the data required to request a new Certificate.
The 2nd screen presents this data in the format required by the CA. (Certification Authority). You need to use this data to apply for, and obtain, a new Certificate.
The 3rd screen allows you to upload the newly-obtained Certificate file to this device.

Screen 1
Name Enter a name to identify this Certificate. This name is used only to help you keep track of your Certificates

Subject This is the name which other organizations will see as the Holder (owner) of this Certificate. This should be your registered business name or official company name. Generally, all Certificates should have the same value in the Subject field.

Hash Algorithm Select the desired option:

MD5
SHA1

Signature
Algorithm Select the desired option:

DSS
RSA

Signature
Key Length Select the desired option:

512
1024
2048

Larger key sizes give improved security, but may impact performance.

Screen 1
Name	Enter a name to identify this Certificate. This name is used only to help you keep track of your Certificates
Subject	This is the name which other organizations will see as the Holder (owner) of this Certificate. This should be your registered business name or official company name. Generally, all Certificates should have the same value in the Subject field.
Hash Algorithm	Select the desired option: MD5 SHA1
Signature Algorithm	Select the desired option: DSS RSA
Signature Key Length	Select the desired option: 512 1024 2048 Larger key sizes give improved security, but may impact performance.

Screen 2

This screen formats and presents your Self Certificate request data in the form which the CA requires.

Certificate Details
This section shows the data which you provided on the previous screen. Please check this data before continuing, and ensure it it is correct.

Certificate Details
This section shows the data which you provided on the previous screen. Please check this data before continuing, and ensure it it is correct.

Data to supply to CA
This panel displays the request data for submission to the CA. To use this data:

Connect to the CA's web site.
Start the Self Certificate request procedure.
When prompted for the request data, copy this data (including "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----") from this screen to the CA's form.
Submit the CA's form.
If there are no problems, the Certificate will then be issued.

Data to supply to CA
This panel displays the request data for submission to the CA. To use this data: Connect to the CA's web site. Start the Self Certificate request procedure. When prompted for the request data, copy this data (including "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----") from this screen to the CA's form. Submit the CA's form. If there are no problems, the Certificate will then be issued.

Screen 3

After obtaining a new Certificate, as described above, you need to upload it this device:

Click the "Browse" button, and locate the certificate file on your PC
Select the file. The name will appear in the "Certificate File" field.
Click "Upload" to upload the certificate file to this device.
Click "Finished" to return to the Certificate list. The new Certificate will appear in the list.