Deploying a WatchGuard DPI Certificate on a Mac

Step 1: On the Mac computer, navigate to the Certificate Portal of the firewall.  This can be accessed by going to http://<IP of Interface>:4126/certportal

Step 2: Once you access the Certificate Portal, download the certificate that is available.

 

WatchGuard DPI on a Mac

Step 3: Once the certificate downloads, double-click to open it.  This will open the Keychain Access program on the Mac.  Search for the certificate called Fireware HTTPS Proxy, and double-click on it.

WatchGuard DPI and Mac Keystore

Step 4: Expand the section that says Trust.  Next to the option called When using this certificate, set to Always Trust.

Trusting a Certificate on a Mac

Step 5: Close out of the Fireware HTTPS Proxy window.  You will be prompted to enter the credentials of the logged in user.  Once you do so, the certificate will be trusted on the device.

Related Posts:

Configuring WatchGuard HTPPS (DPI) Inspection

Deploying WatchGuard DPI Certificate in Active Directory

Deploying a WatchGuard DPI Certificate on an Android Device

Deploying a WatchGuard DPI Certificate on an iPhone