Logging in to the Web UI for certificate authentication

You can log in to the Web UI for certificate authentication by entering your user name and password provided by the administrator, using a certificate, or both. You can also log in to the Web UI for SSO authentication. For details about SSO authentication, see Single sign-on authentication.

To log in to the Web UI when a certificate is mandatory for user authentication:

Go to https://<appliance> in the browser, where <appliance> is the IP address or hostname of the appliance. For example, if the configured IP address of the appliance is 10.1.0.1, enter https://10.1.0.1.
On the login page, click Sign In Using Certificates.

To log in to the Web UI when a certificate is optional for user authentication:

Go to https://<appliance> in the browser, where <appliance> is the IP address or hostname of the appliance. For example, if the configured IP address of the appliance is 10.1.0.1, enter https://10.1.0.1.
On the login page, choose one of the following options:
- Enter the user name and password your administrator provided.
- Click Sign In Using Certificates.