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1 | In the "System Administration" menu "Actions", you will find the "Apple Push Certificate request.."
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2 | Wizard starts, press the "Next" button to proceed
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3 | If the "Verify OpenSSL" isn't status Passed go to Install OpenSSL If the "Verify access to Capainstaller certificate request signing service" isn't status passed you must: First, try to open a browser on the machine from which you run this wizard. Open the following URL: http://certservice.capainstaller.com:7000/status Ensure that port 7000 is opened from the CapaInstaller server out to the internet. The certificate request signing service is placed on a Capainstaller server at port 7000.
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4 | Select an output folder. Press the "Start" button, and click "Next" when the certificate request is finished
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5 | Now you have created the certificate request which has been signed by CapaSystems and stored in the previously selected output folder |
6 | Press the "Open Apple Push Certificates Portal"
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7 | Login with your Apple Push Certificates Portal account
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8 | Press the "Renew" tab
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9 | If this disclaimer appears then just accept it
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10 | Press "Choose File" and select the file named: plist_encoded, it is stored in the output directory, and click "upload"
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11 | Now you should get the real certificate as shown in the picture. First, you should open your calendar and insert an alert that will expire a month before the certificate's expiring date. This will help you recall when to get a new certificate.
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12738px | You should now press the "Create Certificate File" button in the CapaInstaller certificate Wizard in order to continue certificate issuing process.
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13 | In the "Apple certificate File" select the certificate downloaded from the Apple push Cert page. (Named: MDM_something.pem) When that is done, press the start tab and then click next
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14 | Now you have the Apple Push Certificate in your output folder (File extension is pfx)
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15 | Now you need to open MMC
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16 | In MMC, click on → file → Add/remove snap-in... |
17 | Click on Certificates, and click Add.
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18 | Click on "Computer account" and click next.
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19 | Now click "Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)" and click finish
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20 | Click "OK"
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21 | Now expand Certificates, Right-click "personal" and under "All Tasks" click "Import"
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22 | Click next
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23 | Browse your certificate now, and click next
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24 | Click next
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25 | Click Next
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26 | Click finish
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27 | Now under "certificates", you can see your renewed Apple Push Certificate
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28 | Now go back to the CI Console → Click on System Administration → Right-click your MDM Service → Click on Service Settings
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29 | Under Service settings, click the configuration tab, scroll down to "Apple Push Certificates", click on the "..."
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30 | Click on the "..."
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31 | select the renewed certificate, and click ok
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32 | now open the certificate store by opening run and typing "Certlm.msc" and then press Enter
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33 | Right-click the Apple push certificate and click on "open" then go to the "Details" tap and find the "Thumbprint" menu and copy the text in the menu
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34 | Paste the copied text under "thumbprint" in the Capa console and click "ok"
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35 | Now click ok
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36 | Now restart your MDM Service, and you have renewed your Apple Push Certificate
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37 | You made it well done! |