Dell Metered PDU LED - Manual (Page 153)

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7. The last screen verifies that the certificate was created and displays information
you need for the next tasks:
• The location and name of the .p15 file that you will use to sign the server
certificates.
• The location and name of the .crt file, which is the CA root certificate to load into
the browser of each user who needs to access the Rack PDU.
Load the CA root certificate to your browser. Load the .crt file to the browser of
each user who needs to access the Rack PDU.
1. Select Tools , then Internet Options from the menu bar.
2. In the dialog box, on the Content tab click Certificates and then Import .
3. The Certificate Import Wizard guides you through the rest of the procedure. The
file type to select is X.509, and the CA Public Root Certificate is the .crt file
created in the procedure Create a Root Certificate and Server Certificates .
Create an SSL Server User Certificate.
1. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs , then Rack PDU Security
Wizard .
2. On the screen labeled Step 1 , select SSL Server Certificate as the type of file,
and then select the length of the key to generate (use 1024 bits, which is the
default setting, or use 2048 bits to provide complex encryption and a high level
of security).
3. Enter a name for this file, which will contain the server certificate and the private
key. The file must have a .p15 suffix and, by default, will be created in the folder
C:\Program Files\Dell\Rack PDU Security Wizard .
4. Click Browse , and select the CA root certificate created in the procedure
Create a Root Certificate and Server Certificates . The CA Root Certificate is
used to sign the Server User Certificate being generated.
See the help system of the browser for information on how to load the .crt file
into the browser’s certificate store (cache). Following is a summary of the
procedure for Microsoft Internet Explorer.