Dell WMS – Certificate Configuration
Release date: February 20th 2021
Welcome to my Dell Wyse Management Studio section. In this sub-section I will describe how I requested a certificate to use with my WMS server and how I installed it. When I installed the WMS server it was installed with a self signed certificate, this I will now replace with a domain CA signed certificate
Before I can request a certificate from my domain CA, I first have to create a certificate template. How I created the certificate template for my WMS server, I have described here: Dell WMS – Certificate Template Creation. Once the certificate template is ready, I launch the certificates MMC and start the request
Next…
I select the Active Directory Enrollment Policy, Next…
Click here to configure settings…
Under the Subject tab, I add my WMS servers FQDN as Common Name and DNS
Under the General tab, I give the certificate a friendly name
From the Private Key tab, I make sure to tick the “Make private key exportable” option, once done I click OK…
With the certificate properly configured, I select my Enrollment Policy and click Enroll…
With the Certificate Installation completed successfully, I click Finish…
I can now see that the certificate is present in the Certificates MMC. This I will export in order to use it with Dell WMS. I right-click and select Export…
I run through the export procedure as follows
I log in to my WMS server and click Portal Administration from the top menu
Under Portal Administration, I click Setup
I browse and select the certificate I exported above and provide the password. WMS now asks to save and restart in order to activate the new HTTPS.
After a restart, the certificate is activated and valid.
This concludes the certificate configuration of WMS. The next logical step for me is to configure the DHCP options for my WYSE clients. This I have documented here: Dell WMS – DHCP Configuration
Other miscellaneous Tips & Tricks
Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 3.1 Administrator’s Guide
Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 3.x Deployment Guide
Disclaimer: Every tips/tricks/posting I have published here, is tried and tested in different it-solutions. It is not guaranteed to work everywhere, but is meant as a tip for other users out there. Remember, Google is your friend and don’t be afraid to steal with pride! Feel free to comment below as needed.