Creating a CSR in Management Center and Signing with CA

Last update: 2026-10-01
Last verified version: MC 3.2.1

Overview

Management Center creates a certificate infrastructure during installation, including a self-signed Web UI certificate. When you first access the login page, the browser warns that the connection is not secure because the certificate is self-signed. However, the connection remains encrypted.

This article explains how to create a CSR in Management Center and have it signed by your CA.

Prerequisites

• Windows Server with Certificate Services installed

• Or existing CA file

• CSR: https://management-center-manual.nextron-systems.com/en/latest/administration/additional.html#tls-certificate-installation

• Root access to Management Center

Expected result

The web browser accepts the UI certificate as valid.

Steps to proceed

There are several methods to sign the generated CSR request. This article describes the two most common procedures:

• CSR Signing with a Microsoft Based CA

• CSR Signing with an OpenSSL Based CA