AP-7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide
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9. Click Apply to save any changes to the access point Access screen. Navigating away from
the screen without clicking the Apply button results in all changes to the screen being lost.
10. Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the
settings displayed on the access point Access screen to the last saved configuration.
11. Click Logout to securely exit the access point Access Point applet. A prompt displays
confirming the logout before the applet is closed.
4.5 Managing Certificate Authority (CA) Certificates
Certificate management includes the following sections:
• Importing a CA Certificate
• Creating Self Certificates for Accessing the VPN
4.5.1 Importing a CA Certificate
A certificate authority (CA) is a network authority that issues and manages security credentials and
public keys for message encryption. The CA signs all digital certificates that it issues with its own
private key. The corresponding public key is contained within the certificate and is called a CA
certificate. A browser must contain this CA certificate in its Trusted Root Library so it can trust
certificates “signed” by the CA's private key.
Depending on the public key infrastructure, the digital certificate includes the owner's public key, the
certificate expiration date, the owner's name and other public key owner information.
The access point can import and maintain a set of CA certificates to use as an authentication option
for Virtual Private Network (VPN) access. To use the certificate for a VPN tunnel, define a tunnel and