Creating Network Manager Authentication Keys

Authentication keys are security tokens needed when establishing connections to NM10 from other systems (“incoming authentication key”) and from NM10 to other systems (“outgoing authentication key”).

Typically, the keys are needed for the connection with the AUTOSONDE, MW41, weather radar, and lightning sites. The authentication keys consist of two parts; the authentication key and the authentication secret.

You create the authentication keys in Network Manager.

  1. Select Security > Authentication in the administrator view.

    A list of the existing authentication keys is displayed.

  2. Select Generate new key.
  3. A pop-up window shows the created key. Copy or export the key:
    • Copy the key from the pop-up window, including both the "incoming authentication key" and the "authentication secret".
    • or export the key to a text file by clicking Export. This is needed, for example, when you cannot copy the key directly to the source site software but instead have to transfer the key on a memory stick.
    note This is the only time that the "authentication secret" is displayed, so make sure to make a note of it either by copying or exporting it.
  4. Close the pop-up window by selecting Close.
  5. The generated "incoming authentication key" is displayed in the list. Check that the Enabled option is selected and continue with registering the source.