Creating a Certificate Request File
Complete the following steps to create a certificate signing request file (CSR).
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Web user interface (UI) path for UnleashedFrom the main menu, select .
- On the Generate a Certificate tab, complete the following options:
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Common Name: Enter your company's Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Typically, this will be "unleashed.your company.com". You can also enter the Master AP's IP address (for example, "192.168.0.2"), or a familiar name by which the web interface will be accessed in your browser (for example, by device name such as "unleashed").
Note: RUCKUS recommends using the FQDN as the common name if possible. If your network does not have a DNS server, you may use the Master AP’s IP address instead. However, note that some CAs may not allow the use of the Master AP IP address.- If you wish to access the web interface from a public network by way of the Internet, you must use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
- In all cases, when using a familiar name, there must be an appropriate private or public DNS entry to resolve the familiar name to the IP address of the AP.
- If you use a familiar name, this name will be shown in the browser's URL whenever accessing the web interfaces (that is, the administrator interface, standard captive portal, and guest access captive portal).
- Subject Alternative Name: (Optional) Select either IP or DNS from the menu and enter either alternative IP addresses or alternate DNS names.
- Organization: Enter the complete legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name.
- Organization Unit: (Optional) Enter the name of the division or department of the organization (for example, Network Management).
- Locality/City: Enter the city where your organization is legally located (for example, Sunnyvale).
- State/Province: Enter the state or province where your organization is legally located (for example, California). Do not abbreviate the state or province name.
- Country: Select your country or region from the menu.
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- Click Apply. A dialog box displays and prompts you to save the CSR file (myreq.csr) that you have just created.
- Save the file to your computer.
- Go to a certificate authority's website and follow the instructions for purchasing an SSL certificate.
- When you are prompted for the certificate signing request, copy and paste the content
of the text file that you saved to your local computer, and then complete the certificate
purchase.
After the certificate authority approves your CSR, you will receive the SSL certificate through email. The following shows a signed certificate that you receive from a certificate authority:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIFVjCCBD6gAwIBAgIQLfaGuqKukMumWhbVf5v4vDANBgkqhkiG9w0B AQUFADCBsDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxFzAVBgNVBAoTDlZlcmlTaWduLCBJ bmMuMR8wHQYDVQQLBgEFBQcBAQRtMGswJAYIKwYBBQUHMAGGGGh0dHA6 Ly9vY3NwLnZlcmlzaWduLmNvbTBDBggrBgEFBQcwAoY3aHR0cDovL1NW UlNlY3VyZS1haWEudmVyaXNpZ24uY29tL1NWUlNlY3VyZTIwMDUtYWlh LmNlcjBuBggrBgEFBQcBDARiMGChXqBcMFowWDBWFglpbWFnZS9naWYw ITAfMAcGBSsOAwIaBBRLa7kolgYMu9BSOJsprEsHiyEFGDAmFiRodHRw Oi8vbG9nby52ZXJpc2lnbi5jb20vdnNsb2dvMS5naWYwDQYJKoZIhvcN AQEFBQADggEBAI/S2dmm/kgPeVAlsIHmx- 751o4oq8+fwehRDBmQDaKiBvVXGZ5ZMnoc3DMyDjx0SrI9lkPsn223CV 3UVBZo385g1T4iKwXgcQ7WF6QcUYOE6HK+4ZGcHermFf3fv3C1- FoCjq+zEu8ZboUf3fWbGprGRA+MR/dDI1dTPtSUG7/zWjXO5jC// 0pykSldW/q8hgO8kq30S8JzCwkqrXJfQ050N4TJtgb/ YC4gwH3BuB9wqpRjUahTiK1V1- ju9bHB+bFkMWIIMIXc1Js62JClWzwFgaGUS2DLE8xICQ3wU1ez8RUPGn wSxAYtZ2N7zDxYDP2tEiO5j2cXY7O8mR3ni0C30= -----END CERTIFICATE-----
- Copy the content of the signed certificate, paste it into a text file, and save the file.
You may now import the signed certificate into RUCKUS Unleashed. Refer to Importing an SSL Certificate for instructions.