You can manually install or renew certificates on selected units at any time, using the Hardware inventory task.
What you should know
Procedure
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Select the certificate-related columns which are hidden by default.
- Certificate status
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Certificate management status of
the unit.
- Managed
- The certificate is managed by the system and is valid.
- Expired
- The certificate is managed by the system but has expired.
- Unmanaged
- The certificate is not managed by the system but can be. To enroll the unit for certificate
management, select the unit and click Update
certificate (
) at the bottom of the screen.
- Unsupported
- The certificate cannot be managed by the system. The reason might be that the unit model or extension does not support this feature, or that the unit firmware is outdated.
- Certificate expiration
-
Certificate expiration date.
The date is shown only if the certificate is managed by the system.
To view the certificate details in a separate
window, select the unit and click View
certificate () at the bottom of the screen.
- Last certificate update result
- Success or failure of the last certificate update carried out by the system.
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Set up the query filters to look for access control (or video) units.
Open the Units filter and do one of the following:
- Select All entities and select the Access Manager (or Archiver) roles you want to select all the units they control.
- Select Access control units and click
to apply a custom filter of
your choice. - Select Video units and click to apply a custom filter of
your choice.
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Select the units you want to enroll for unit certificate management or certificate
renewal, and click Update certificate ().
The Update certificate dialog box opens.
