--- title: IPAWS COG Configuration & Certificate Updates description: This article explains what an IPAWS COG is and how to add COGS to the system or update them (update your certificates). --- [Skip to content](https://support.konexus.com/ipaws-cog-configuration#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Create a Support Ticket](https://support.konexus.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub?hsLang=en) ![Konexus Logo](https://support.konexus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KONEXUS_LOGO_WHITEBG_small.png?width=257&height=40&name=KONEXUS_LOGO_WHITEBG_small.png) - [Knowledge Base](https://support.konexus.com/) - [View My Tickets](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - [Partner Forms](https://support.konexus.com/partner-submission-forms) - [Sign out](https://support.konexus.com/_hcms/mem/logout) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Knowledge Base](https://support.konexus.com/) - [View My Tickets](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - [Partner Forms](https://support.konexus.com/partner-submission-forms) - [Sign out](https://support.konexus.com/_hcms/mem/logout) - English Show submenu for translations - [Create a Support Ticket](https://support.konexus.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - Go to konexus.com Go to konexus.com Search the help articles to find what you are looking for. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help](https://support.konexus.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [IPAWS](https://support.konexus.com/ipaws?hsLang=en) 3. [Administrative Functionality](https://support.konexus.com/ipaws?hsLang=en#administrative-functionality) # IPAWS COG Configuration & Certificate Updates ## This article explains what an IPAWS COG is and how to add COGS to the system or update them (update your certificates). ### Overview #### What is a COG? A Collaborating Operating Group or “COG” is a term used by IPAWS to designate an organization that is responsible for emergency alerting. A COG is established with IPAWS when a Federal, State, local, or tribal alerting authority executes an MOA with FEMA in order to use IPAWS. Further information regarding this process may be found at [FEMA's website](https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public-safety-officials/sign-up). #### Types of COGs **Demo COG** - Demo COGs are used to carry out the FEMA required training and tests, as well as carrying out internal training and testing beyond the FEMA requirements. **Live COG** - A live COGs is required to send out live WEA and EAS alerts. ### Adding a COG to the System / Adding your Certificate Once you have received IPAWS COG information for your Live COG, Demo COG, or both, you can add these to our system following these instructions. 1. Navigate to the Configuration page by mousing over **Admin** in the top menu and clicking on **Configurations**.![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4tLRRNdFKj-P8fwlTYjs8fyCf23YZUTZyaghgh04Hng1-8wHOolNCXobS3nPQKlkIXIH8YszDYCoexyVhOhhBz731MWu2DRctVj7_a67pp2TCpFfyCdT_zt6VxJZ9Mk2JaA0gmUD) 2. From here, you can create a new configuration by clicking on the **Create New** button.![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/otpX7-aq90RZIGF4jAQeXYLXxeSI2eDXQJx8b8cGY7tR-Ttz_uDWdW35FHvp8_UIb5h5JVOAzdR16-GyOFLVamJd7coDtY4dcsUVnY3gIkY_AdALb4uuQTv0ZXbItgOrItDQjROE) 3. On this page, you need to fill out relevant fields with details of your Cert Configuration supplied by the FEMA IPAWS department. - Name: a human-readable name that will be displayed on the message creation form. - IPAWS-OPEN Endpoint: - Choose **Live** if your COG ID begins with a 2. - Choose **Demo** if the COG ID begins with a 3. - COG ID: The six-digit number associated with your COG - COG Username: The name of the agency associated with your COG - Cert Alias: the filename of the certificate (.jks file) sent to you, minus the .jks file extension - An example is IPAWS120028. - Keystore Password and Key Password: These values are stored in a text file in the same zip file that contains the certificate above. - Cog Certificate: Choose the .jks file that matches the details entered above. These values must match or the certificate configuration will be invalid.![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/nSNXj0dzxznkoDpnMfuWauFPIu7pb83wGEXebb2b0YWl056vIjvITxBnoYXarGQMxwyzzj_8enOrfCbCwdRxXnHDuVJsc5CjOP9Ji_MVP3-JLpb666SYUb6IPai3ComAkcPc5xdX) 4. Click **Create** when ready to save the configuration. ### Updating Configurations / Updating your Certificate 1. Navigate to the Configuration page by mousing over **Admin** in the top menu and clicking on **Configuration.** 2. Click on the name of the configuration which you want to update. 3. At this point, you can modify various aspects of the configuration and upload the updated certificate. Before proceeding, ensure that you [extract](https://www.winzip.com/en/)the .zip file that you received via email or accessed from the FEMA Portal. This zip file contains the necessary raw .jks file, along with the Key and Keystore passwords required to complete the update. ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/swBweJ4euwB56LrxQZTfe2gDy1gViaDgY15MuvGcGPqEjZgfqMXX4SIt_Na09YADaTj7D362WOu8Mhgjwf30j8pBWGq6Q5MYwdJvEwrmT03ENyopOImFgyoOwIoZmArVrtsLA4QA) 4. To replace an expiring configuration with a new certificate, you can click the **Upload New Certificate** button and enter in details in the same manner as above on the **Create New Configuration** form. 5. Additional operations can be performed: 6. **View Permissions**: This button will retrieve and display the current configuration of this certificate from the IPAWS servers. 7. **Update Permissions**: This button will retrieve, update, and display the current configuration of this certificate from the IPAWS servers. 8. **Delete Configuration**: This will remove this configuration entirely from the system. 9. 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