Windows Certificate Store Vs. Certs Path; User Certificates; Root Ca Certificates - Honeywell Thor VM2 User Manual

Windows Certificate Store vs. Certs Path

Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM2 and host computers when using
any type of certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct
authentication will fail.

User Certificates

EAP-TLS authentication requires a user certificate. The user certificate must be stored
in the Windows certificate store.
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Root CA Certificates

Root CA certificates are required for EAP/TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP. Two
options are offered for storing these certificates. They may be imported into the Win-
dows certificate store or copied into the Certs Path directory.
To Use the Certs Path
1. See
2. Copy the certificate to specified directory on the mobile device. The default location
3. When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, do not
4. Enter the certificate name in the CA Cert text box.
5. Click OK to exit the Credentials screen and then Commit to save the profile changes.
To Use Windows Certificate Store
1. See
2. To import the certificate into the Windows store, see
3. When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, be sure to
4. The default is to use all certificates in the store. If this is OK, skip to the last step.
5. Otherwise, to select a specific certificate click on the Browse (...) button.
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To generate the user certificate, see
To import the user certificate into the Windows certificate store,
Certificate.
A Root CA certificate is also needed. Refer to the section below.
Generate a Root CA Certificate
Certificate to a PC.
for Certs Path is \System. A different location may be specified by using the Certs
Path global variable. Please note the location chosen for certificate storage should
persist after a reboot.
check the Use MS store checkbox after checking the Validate server checkbox.
Generate a Root CA Certificate
Certificate to a PC.
check the Use MS store checkbox after checking the Validate server checkbox.
Generate a User Certificate.
and follow the instructions to download the Root
and follow the instructions to download the Root
Install a Root CA
seeInstall a User
Certificate.
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