17.2.3 Generation of CSR (Certificate Signing Request)
IMPORTANT
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If the CRT key is not generated, it is impossible to generate the CSR.
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Before generating the CSR file, configure the following settings on [Internet Options] of the web browser in advance. Click [Internet Options...] under [Tools] of the menu bar of Internet Explorer, and then click the [Security] tab.
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Register the camera for [Trusted Sites].
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Click the [Custom Level...] button to open the [Security Setting] window, and check the [Enable] radio button of [File Download] under [Downloads].
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Click the [Custom Level...] button to open the [Security Setting] window, and check the [Enable] radio button of [Automatic prompting for file downloads] under [Downloads].
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Click the [Execute] button of “CA Certificate - Generate Certificate Signing Request”.
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The “CA Certificate - Generate Certificate Signing Request” dialog box will be displayed.
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Enter the information of the certificate to be generated.

Item | Description | Available number of characters
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[Common Name] | Enter the camera address or host name. | 64 characters
[Country] | Enter the country name. | 2 characters (Country code)
[State] | Enter the state name. | 128 characters
[Locality] | Enter the locality name. | 128 characters
[Organization] | Enter the organization name. | 64 characters
[Organizational Unit] | Enter the unit name of the organization. | 64 characters
[CRT key] | Displays the key size and generation time & date of the current key. |

Note
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To use the server certificate, follow the requests from the CA about the information to be entered.
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The available characters for [Common Name], [State], [Locality], [Organization], [Organizational Unit] are 0-9, A-Z, a-z and the following marks.
- . _ , + / ( )
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Click the [OK] button after entering the items.
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The [Save As] dialog box will be displayed.
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Enter a file name for the CSR in the [Save As] dialog box to save on the PC.
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The saved CSR file will be applied to the CA.
IMPORTANT
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The server certificate will be issued for the set of the generated CSR and CRT key. If the CRT key is re-generated or updated after applying to the CA, the issued server certificate will be invalidated.
Note
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This camera generates the CSR file in the PEM format.