Renew a Certificate

Through Holistic View

To renew a certificate from the holistic view:
  1. Click and select CERT+ > Certificate Inventory.
  2. Under Certificate Inventory, click Server, Client, or Device depending on the type of certificate you want to renew.
  3. On the Certificate Dashboard, click List on the top-right.
  4. On the certificate list view, click the Common Name of the certificate to view the topology.
  5. Hover over on the certificate and click Renew.
  6. On the Renew pop up window, in the Renew Automatically field, click Off to change it to On.
  7. Enter the number of days before which the certificate renewal must be initiated.
  8. Click Renew.
  9. On the Renew pop up window, enter comments and click Yes.
    A request ID and work order ID are then generated automatically and the work order status is displayed beside the certificate on the topological view.
  10. Click Approve to approve the renew request.
  11. On the Approve screen that pops up:
    1. Click On or Off button in the Manual Implementation field to choose the mode of implementation.
    2. If you select Off, set the date and time that you want the cert renewal approval to occur.
    3. Enter comments to approve the renewal, then click Yes. The work order status is displayed beside the connector.
  12. Click Implement to implement the renewed request.
  13. On the screen that pops up:
    1. Click On or Off button in the Manual Implementation field to choose the mode of implementation.
    2. If you select Off, set the date and time that you want the cert renewal implementation to occur.
    3. Enter comments to approve the renewal, then click Yes.
  14. Click icon on the top-right until the topology updates.
    After the renew action is completed, the status updates to Completed.

Through Command bar

  1. Click and select CERT+ > Certificate Inventory.
  2. Under Certificate Inventory, click Server, Client, or Device depending on the type of certificate you want to renew.
  3. On the Certificate Dashboard, click List on the top-right.
  4. On the certificates list view, select a certificate you want to renew.
  5. Click Actions and select Renew Certificate.
    The Renew Certificate window appears.
  6. Depending on when you want to renew the certificate(s), select one of the following options:
    • Now - The certificate(s) is renewed immediately.
    • Set auto-renew - The certificate(s) can be configured for an automatic renewal ranging between 1 to 90 days.
  7. Click Submit.