Generating a certificate
This procedure creates a provisioning job to generate a server certificate on each remote device in the job.
Prerequisites: The BatchJobService is available under Services. The ProvisioningNwExt component is available under the NiagaraNetwork. The Niagara Network Job Builder or Niagara Network Prototype View is open.
- In the Niagara Network Job Builder window in the top pane, Provisioning steps to run , click
(Add).The New Job Step window opens. - Click the Generate Certificate step and click OK.The system opens the Generate Self Signed Certificate window.
- Enter the certificate information and click OK.Some of the information is optional, but it is generally beneficial to fill in as much information as possible and practical. For
Certificate Usage, configureServer. The image shown here contains an example set of certificate information. - In the bottom pane, Stations to include in the job, click (Add).
- In the Add Device window, click to select the stations and click OK.
- To initiate the provisioning job, review your choices and click the Run Now button at the bottom of the Niagara Network Job Builder view.The view changes to the Niagara Network Job View, where steps and results appear as they are executed. The job puts the resulting certificate into the User Key Store of the remote device platform.