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Step 2: Import management certificates

After you receive signed certificates, import the certificate chain for the host system where the SAN Manager interface is installed.

  • You must be logged in with a user profile that includes Security admin permissions. Otherwise, certificate functions do not appear.
  • You have generated a certificate signing request (.CSR file) and sent it to the CA.
  • The CA returned trusted certificate files.
  • The certificate files are installed on your local system.
  • If the CA provided a chained certificate (for example, a .p7b file), you must unpack the chained file into individual files: the root certificate, one or more intermediate certificates, and the server certificate. You can use the Windows certmgr utility to unpack the files (right-click and select All Tasks > Export). When the exports are complete, a CER file is shown for each certificate file in the chain.
  1. Select Certificate Management .
  2. From the Management tab, select Import.
    A dialog box opens for importing the certificate files.
  3. Click Browse to first select the root and intermediate files, and then select the server certificate.
    The filenames are displayed in the dialog box.
  4. Click Import.
The files are uploaded and validated. The certificate information displays on the Certificate Management page.