Creating CSR and installing a certificate; How to create the CSR; Configure Certificate- Page 165

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NETWORK USER’S GUIDE MFC-9840CDW
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Security features

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Creating CSR and installing a certificate

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How to create the CSR

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a

Click 

Create CSR

 on the 

Configure Certificate

 page.

b

Enter a 

Common Name

 and your information, such as 

Organization

. Then click 

Submit

.

Note

• We recommend that the Root Certificate from the CA be installed on your computer before creating the 

CSR.

• The length of the 

Common Name

 is less than 64 bytes. Enter an identifier such as an IP address, node 

name or domain name to use when accessing this printer through SSL/TLS communication. The node 
name is displayed by default. The 

Common Name

 is required.

• A warning will pop-up if you enter a different name in the URL than the 

Common Name

 that was used for 

the certificate.

• The length of the 

Organization

, the 

Organization Unit

, the 

City/Locality

 and the 

State/Province

 is less 

than 64 bytes.

• The 

Country/Region

 should be an ISO 3166 country code composed of two characters.

 

c

When the contents of the CSR appear, click 

Save 

to save the CSR file to your computer.

d

Now the CSR is created. 

Note

• Follow your CA policy regarding the method to send a CSR to your CA.

• If you are using 

Enterprise root CA 

of Windows Server

®

 2003, we recommend using the 

Web Server

 

Certificate Template

 when creating the certificate. For more information, visit us at 

http://solutions.brother.com.

 

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-9840CDW Network User's Guide - Page 165

  • We recommend that the Root Certificate from the CA be installed on your computer before creating the CSR.
  • The length of the Common Name is less than 64 bytes.
  • A warning will pop-up if you enter a different name in the URL than the Common Name that was used for the certificate.
  • The length of the Organization , the Organization Unit , the City/Locality and the State/Province is less than 64 bytes.
  • The Country/Region should be an ISO 3166 country code composed of two characters.
  • Follow your CA policy regarding the method to send a CSR to your CA.
  • If you are using Enterprise root CA of Windows Server ® 2003, we recommend using the Web Server Certificate Template when creating the certificate.

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