Installing an outbound certificate

Last Updated : Dec 01, 2020 |

About this task

Use this procedure to do the following:

  • Enable Usage Metering to trust a certificate authority (CA) such as an internal CA provided by your IT department.

  • Add an outbound certificate of the server to which the Usage Metering server connects.

  • Establish an outbound SSL connection from the Usage Metering server to other servers such as an SMTP server.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Usage Metering Collector interface by using a web browser.
  2. On the Home page, click , and then click CERTIFICATES.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click INSTALL OUTBOUND CERTIFICATES.
  4. If you select the from text option, do the following:
    1. In the Certificate alias field, type a name for the certificate.
    2. Open the outbound certificate file and copy the text from the file.
    3. In the Signed Certificate field, paste the copied text.
  5. If you select the from file option, do the following:
    1. In the Certificate alias field, type a name for the certificate.
    2. Click UPLOAD next to the Signed Certificate field.
    3. Browse to the location of the file and select the file.
  6. Click INSTALL.