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
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client
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• For an RA certificate, RA Certificates
2. Click the specific certificate to view.
3. Click View. A box opens with information about the selected certificate.
4. To close the certificate, click anywhere in this certificate box.
After you import or retrieve a certificate, you can check whether it is valid or verified.
1. In the Certificate Manager, take the steps for the specific certificate type:
• For a personal certificate:
– Click the My Certificates tab.
– If the certificate you want to verify isn't listed on the tab, in Show certificates for,
click All. This displays every personal certificate on the computer on the tab.
• For a root CA certificate:
– Click the Root CA Certificates tab.
– If the certificate you want to verify isn't listed on the tab, clear the Show only trusted
roots check box. Every root CA certificate on the computer displays on the tab.
• For a subordinate CA certificate, click the CA Certificates tab.
• For an RA certificate, click the RA Certificates tab.
– Click the certificate to verify.
– Click Verify. The client checks the validity dates and attempts to check the certificate
against its revocation list. A dialog box opens with this information:
• Current status of the certificate: valid/verified or invalid/not verified, depending on the
certificate type
• If the certificate is invalid or not verified, a brief explanation of why
• The certificate's contents and attributes, such as its name, serial number, and key size
2. To close this dialog box, click OK.
Export a Personal Certificate
Exporting a personal certificate copies it to a file so that you can, for example, transfer it to another
computer or create a backup copy.