User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Introduction
- Chapter 3 Installation
- Chapter 4 Configuring L2TP Connections
- Chapter 5 Using the Security Policy Editor
- What is the Security Policy Editor?
- Basic Steps to Configure a Security Policy
- How to Secure All Connections
- How to Configure Global Policy Settings
- How to Configure Other Connections
- How to Add and Configure a Connection
- How to Enter a Preshared Key
- How to Configure a Gateway
- Configure My Identity
- Configure Security Policy Connection Options
- Configure Authentication (Phase 1)
- Configure Key Exchange (Phase 2)
- Edit a Distinguished Name
- Configure and Manage Connections
- Manage Proposals
- Manage Redundant Gateways
- Manage the Security Policy
- Chapter 6 Using the Certificate Manager
- What is the Certificate Manager?
- Obtain Certificates
- With Online (SCEP) Enrollment
- CAs that Support SCEP
- Retrieve a CA Certificate Online
- Configure a CA Certificate
- Use an HTTP Proxy Server for Online Certificate Requests and CRL Updates
- Import a CA Certificate
- Select a CSP
- Request a Personal Certificate
- Define How Often to Check for and Retrieve New Personal Certificates
- Retrieve a Personal Certificate Manually
- Manage Certificate Requests
- With Manual (File-Based) Enrollment
- Obtain Certificates Through Internet Explorer
- With Online (SCEP) Enrollment
- Manage Certificates
- Manage Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
- Manage the Trust Policy
- Chapter 7 Using Sessions
- Chapter 8 Distributing Customized Profiles
- Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Networks, Routing, and Firewall Basics
- Appendix B Virtual Private Networking
- Appendix C NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client to NETGEAR FVS318 or FVM318 VPN Routers
- Appendix D NETGEAR VPN Client to NETGEAR FVL328 or FWAG114 VPN Router
- Glossary
- Index
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Retrieve the personal certificate.
• Manual (file-based) enrollment, which requires cutting and pasting text from a text editor.
CAs handle this method in various ways; all start with a certificate request file. Follow the
instructions provided by the CA.
These are the typical steps:
a. Obtain a CA certificate manually.
b. Import a CA certificate.
c. Create a certificate request file for a personal certificate.
The Certificate Manager automatically generates the public/private key pair you need. The
public key goes with your request; the private key resides on the hard drive of your
computer.
d. Prepare the personal certificate file to import.
e. Import the personal certificate file.
Obtain Certificates
With Online (SCEP) Enrollment
CAs that Support SCEP
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) allows clients and servers certificates to obtain
certificates from CAs online. The listed CAs support SCEP.