Loading CA Certs and VTN CA Certs – Toolkit

by Marketing | Mar 31, 2025 | Configuration Advanced IPm-Group

To load an SSL Cert into the GRIDlink do the following:

Advanced Configuration 113/135 Series

Important Files

Receive securely from Support:

CA-certificates.crt
vtn-ca-certificates.crt
VEN 5800.8004.0 113_______.6PJ
IC systems regfile_5.6rg

Prerequisites

Sixnet Toolkit installed on your PC. (If not – see this procedure)

The GRIDlink IPm device connected via Ethernet connection.

The Important Files ready in an accessible folder.

Connect to the GRIDlink IPm

Open Sixnet Toolkit.

Go to File → Open.

Select the GRIDlink project file provided with the Important Files.

Click Connect.

Verify the connection:

Operations > Test I/O device status change to “ONLINE“.

If you are using Ethernet, confirm the IP address is correct.

For serial connections, ensure the correct COM port is selected.

✅ Once connected, you can proceed to load the certificates.

Open File Operations

From the Main dashboard

Select Device > Operations > File Operations…

✅ Once you can access File Operations, you’re ready to upload the certificates.

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Load the CA and VTN CA Certificates

Navigate to /etc/ssl/certs

There maybe older versions shown which can be deleted. Be careful not to delete anything else but files ending in .crt.

Select User File from right dropdown

Click: [Load File]

Select from Important Files:

ca-certificates.crt

Confirm the destination directory and file name is correct

Click: [OK]

Repeat for:

vtn-ca-certificates.crt

GRIDlink Toolkit File Operation- CA certificate

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Reboot GRIDlink

Option 1: Simply cycle power

Option 2: From Toolkit over network

Operations > Advanced Operations > Perform Hard Reset

Done

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