Create an SSL Certificate

Before you can work with the SSL gateway, you need to install a certificate on it. Following installation, the gateway operates with a self-signed certificate named DO-NOT-TRUST. You need to enter a valid certificate in the NetMan System Settings:

 

1.Open the Windows Control Panel and select System and Security/H+H NetMan to open the NetMan System Settings.

 

2. Under Certificate/File in the System Settings, you can see what certificate the SSL gateway is using.

 

3. To replace that certificate, click on the Edit button to open the Certificate Wizard. There are two kinds of certificates used in NetMan Desktop Manager:

•Self-signed certificates

•Officially issued certificates

 

Self-signed certificates are suitable for testing purposes, but in productive operation you should use officially issued certificates. You can use the Certificate Wizard not only to create self-signed certificates but also to request an official certificate and, once you have received it, to import the certificate as well. For details on requesting and integrating official certificates, see "Request and Import Official Certificates". For details on creating self-signed NetMan Desktop Manager certificates, see "Create a Self-Signed Certificate".