Generating New Certificate Signing Requests

 1. Click Device Management > Certificate Management.

 2. Click Request Signing to generate a new certificate signing request.

The Generate Certificate Signing Request window opens.

 3. Enter the following information:

 • Certificate Alias: Enter an alias name for the certificate.

 • Country Name: Choose the country from the drop-down list.

 • State or Province Name: Enter the state or province name of your location.

 • Locality Name: Enter the address of your location.

 • Organization Name: Enter your organization name.

 • Organization Unit Name: Enter your department name.

 • Common Name: Enter the common name for the certificate.

 • E-mail Address: Enter your email address.

 • Subject Distinguished Name: After you enter the above information, the Distinguished Name (DN) is created in this field.

 • Subject Key Type: Displays the signature algorithm (RSA) used to sign the certificate. RSA is a public key cryptographic algorithm used for encrypting data.

 • Subject Key Size: Choose the length of the signature: 502 bits, 1024 bits, or 2048 bits.

 4. Click Generate to create a certificate signing request file.

After you generate a certificate signing request file, you need to export this file to your local PC for submission to a Registration or CA. The CSR file will be saved in .pem format.