SMA100: How can I obtain a Certificate from a Windows Certificate Authority (CA) for SMA100 for AD auth issues with Version-10.2.2.1

Exporting the Root CA Certificate from the Active Directory (AD) Server

1. In the AD server, launch the Certificate Authority application by Start | Run | certsrv.msc.
2. Right click the CA you created and select Properties.
3. On the General tab, click View Certificate button.
4. On the Details tab, select Copy to File.
5. Follow through the wizard, and select the DER Encoded binary X.509 (.cer) format.
6. Click browse and specify a path and filename to save the certificate.
7. Click  Next button and click Finish.

 Importing the CA Certificate onto the SonicWall SMA100 series.

1. Login to SMA Console
2. Navigate to System | Certificate

Click on Import Certificate - Under Addttional certificates

Click Import. Select the certificate file you just exported

• Select Import a CA certificate from a PKCS#7 (.p7b), PEM (.pem) or DER (.der or .cer) encoded file, 
• Click Browse and Select the certificate file you just exported from the MS Certificate Authority.
• Once the root certificate is selected, Click  import button.

 Once the CA root certificate is imported, it will be listed under the System | Certificates page with type as CA Certificate