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Security Certificates
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Figure 18: Applications to Use Certificate
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3. Click to select the Captive Portal or Web Administration & Management
Application entry or shift-click to select both.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click Close.
6. To ensure that the certificate is applied and activated correctly, use the
reload-security command from the system’s CLI.
The Apache Web Server needs to be restarted after successfully assigning a certifi-
cate to be used by Captive Portal and/or Management Applications. Restart the Web
Server with the Web CLI (top right corner of the Web Interface) and choosing “Restart
Web Server” command.
Troubleshooting Certificates
.The following errors can occur during the certificate process.
Error Message Why It Appeared How to Correct Problem
Certificate file is not a valid x.509
certificate
Certificate file is corrupt or not a
X.509 certificate (PEM/DER) file.
Navigate to a valid X.509
certificate file.
Certificate has expired or not yet
valid
Certificates are valid for a
specified number of days with
Start Date (Valid From) and End
Date (Valid To). This certificate is
not valid at this time.
Make sure that the Certificates
Start Date (Valid From) and End
Date (Valid To) range is current.
If the certificate Start Date is in
future, then wait till that time to
import the certificate. If the
certificate has expired, then get
another certificate issued by the
CA.
Certificate alias name already
exists
Another certificate with same
alias name has already been
imported.
Use a different alias name.