Importing a Certificate for the Smart Device Server

After obtaining a certificate and converting it to PKCS #12 format with the private key, use smart device server profiles to distribute each certificate to the server using it.

This process requires a certificate in a pfx/p12 format. For more information about certificates, see Obtaining SSL Certificates.

Importing a certificate

1.From the Avalanche Console, navigate to the Profiles page and select the smart device server profile you want to add the certificate to.

2.Click Edit.

3.In the HTTPS Configuration section, click Add.

4.Locate the certificate's .pfx file and click Open.

5.Enter the password associated with the certificate in the Password text box.

6.Click Save.

7.Click the Needs Deployment button in the upper right corner of the console.

8.Select Deploy Now.

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Select Deploy Later and enter a date and time for the deployment.

9.Click Finish.
A system message will appear in the console when the deployment is completed.

After you have set up the SSL certificate, communication between smart devices and the smart device server is enabled and you can enroll devices. For information on connecting devices, see Connecting Devices to the Avalanche Server.