Uploading Certificates

You can upload and manage your CA root and client certificates for PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards from the AWI's Certificate Upload page, shown next.

AWI Certificate Page
AWI Certificate Upload Page

The maximum certificate size that you can upload from the AWI is 10,237 bytes. You can upload up to 16 certificates providing you don't exceed the maximum storage size of 163,648 bytes. The available storage field lets you know how much space is left in the certificate store.

Include all security information in 802.1X client certificate

802.1X is used to secure access to the network. The PCoIP protocol reads just one 802.1X client certificate for 802.1X compliant networks. Make sure you include all the required security information for your PCoIP devices in that client certificate. For more information about uploading certificates, see Certificate management for PCoIP Zero Clients and PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards (1561). For information on 802.1X certificate authentication, see Configuring 802.1X Network Device Authentication.

Use the following when you use 802.1X authentication:

  • 802.1X authentication requires an 802.1X client certificate.

  • The 802.1X client certificate must be in .pem format and contain a private key that uses RSA encryption. If the certificate is in a different format, you must first convert the certificate, including the private key, to .pem format before uploading it.

  • After uploading the 802.1X client certificate from the Certificate Upload page, you must configure 802.1X authentication from the Network page. This entails enabling 802.1X authentication, entering an identity string for the device, selecting the correct 802.1X client certificate from the drop-down list, and applying your settings.

  • The 802.1X client certificate must be less than 10,238 bytes; otherwise, you will not be able to upload it. Some certificate files may contain multiple certificates. If your certificate file is too large and it has multiple certificates within, you can open the file in a text editor, copy and save each certificate to its own file.

The following settings display on the AWI Certificate Upload page.

Certificate Upload Parameters

Parameter Description
Certificate filename Upload up to a maximum of 16 root and client certificates.
Available Storage: Amount of remaining storage space to add additional certificates.
Uploaded Certificates This displays any uploaded certificates. To delete an uploaded certificate, click the Remove button. The deletion process occurs after the device is rebooted. To view the details of a certificate, click the Details button. These certificates appear as options in the Client Certificate drop-down menu on the Network page.
Selected Peer-to-Peer Certificate This is a read-only field. It is linked to the Peer-to-Peer Certificate field on the Session page.
802.1X Client Certificate This is a read-only field. It is linked to the Client Certificate field on the Network page.

To upload a certificate to a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card:

  1. From the AWI, select the Upload > Certificate.

  2. Browse to the folder containing the certificate file. This file will have a .pem extension.

  3. Double-click the correct *.pem certificate file.

  4. Click Upload.

  5. Click OK to confirm that you want to proceed with the upload.

  6. Click Continue.

If the certificate uploads successfully, it will appear in the Uploaded Certificates list on this page.