Set Up a Certificate Template for the NPS Server Certificate

The server certificate helps to verify the identity of the NPS (acting as a RADIUS server) to wireless clients.
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To set up a server certificate template in Cloudpath, perform the following steps:
  1. From the Cloudpath left menu, select Certificate Authority > Manage Templates.
  2. Click Add Template to create a new certificate template.
  3. Choose Use an onboard certificate authority, and select the onboard CA you created in the previous section.
  4. Select Server Certificates.
  5. Enter a validity period for the server certificate, then click Next to use the default settings. The initial configuration is complete, and a screen such as the following is displayed.

    NPS Onboard Server Certificate Example Configuration Screen

  6. From this view, you can do the following:
    • Add notifications, SCEP keys, or MSI packages by clicking on the corresponding tabs.
    • Click Edit to edit current settings as well as to configure advanced settings. For more information, refer to Server Certificate Template Advanced Options.
    Note: The RADIUS Policies tab is applicable only if the certificate template may issue client certificates based on the template EKU setting. Therefore, the tab does not apply to the default server certificate template.

In this section:

  1. Server Certificate Template Advanced Options
    The following table describes the actions you can take for each of the fields on the Modify Certificate Template page, which displays if you click Edit from the Certificate Template Configuration screen (. The Modify Server Certificate Template page is shown below in two screens.
    section updated for 5.8
Parent topic: Configuring Cloudpath