User's Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client
6-16 Using the Certificate Manager
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Note: Make sure that you have the password entered to protect the private key when this
personal certificate was exported.
1. In the Certificate Manager, click the My Certificates tab.
2. Click Import Certificate. The Import Certificate dialog box opens.
3. In the Import Type group, select the certificate and private key type to import:
• For online certificate enrollment, click PKCS12 Personal Certificate.
• For older certificate and key types, click Certificate and Private Key File.
• For a manual certificate request, click Certificate Request Response File.
4. By default, the Import certificate to local machine store check box is clear, which places the
imported certificate in your—the logged-on user's—personal certificate store. Unless your
network security administrator instructs you to change it, accept the default.
Caution: In Windows NT and Windows 2000 and XP, you must be logged on as
administrator or its equivalent to add this certificate to the local machine store.
5. The import type you selected determines the boxes available for you to complete:
•In the Certificate File box, type the drive, directory, and file name/file type of the
personal certificate or certificate request response file to import or click Browse to locate
it.
The default certificate request response filename is
C:\temp_directory_for_OS\Cert.p7r.
•In the Key File box, type the drive, directory, and file name of the private key file to
import or click Browse to locate it.
•In the Password box, type the password used when the file was exported.
6. Unless your network security administrator advises you to change it, leave the Import
certificate to local machine store check box selected (the default).
7. Click Import.
8. When the key import confirmation message opens, click OK.
Note: If the import fails, try selecting a different import type.
9. When prompted to add this personal certificate, click Ye s.