WiFi Certificate Manager

WiFi Certificate Manager appears among platform views, along with a WiFi Configuration view, only if a JACE host ( AX-3.6 or later) that has an installed 802.11b/g wireless WiFi adapter. This applies only to a JACE-700 with a Mini-PCI WiFi adapter card (T7-WIFI option).

NOTE: Although JACE-8000 controllers have WiFi capability, it is not supported when running AX.

In AX-3.7, this view changed in appearance. It now resembles the (unrelated) platform Certificate Management view, used in SSL support in AX-3.7 and later. However, it uses a different key store, and applies only to WiFi security.

Figure 107. WiFi Certificate Manger platform view ( AX-3.7 or later)

This view lets you import "CA certificate", "server certificate", and client "private key" files onto the JACE for use in WiFi security types WPA or WPA2. Usage of these security types (with such digital certificates) are uncommon except in an "enterprise level" network scenario.

NOTE: The running station on the JACE also has a "WifiPlatformService" among its platform services. However, an AX-3.7 or later station has no equivalent WiFi Certificate Manager view (under its PlatformServices). If WiFi certificate configuration is required, you must use this view in a platform connection.

Refer to the Engineering Notes II document "NiagaraAX JACE WiFi option" for complete details, including further details on using this view.

WiFi Certificate Manager

Figure 107. WiFi Certificate Manger platform view ( AX-3.7 or later)

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