NOTE: While self-signed certificates are permitted and allow data encryption, they do not ensure valid authentication. A self-signed certificate is similar to validating your own identity.

The Certificates page provides the status of the certificates installed on the HP Jetdirect print server:

●Jetdirect Certificate Used to validate the identity of the HP Jetdirect device to clients and to network authentication servers.

By factory default, a self-signed HP Jetdirect certificate is pre-installed, which allows the HP Embedded Web Server to use HTTPS and appear as a secure site when accessed by a Web browser.

Click View to view the contents of an installed HP Jetdirect certificate, or click Configure to update or install a new one. For more information, see Configure certificates on page 94.

When installed, an HP Jetdirect certificate is saved after a cold reset, which is used to restore the print server to factory-default values.

●CA Certificate. (Full-featured print servers only) A certificate from a trusted third party, or certificate authority (CA), is used to validate the identity of a network authentication server during 802.1X authentication methods that use EAP. The authentication server's identity is validated when information on the CA certificate matches the information on a certificate received from the authentication server.

A CA certificate for the print server is used to sign the authentication server's certificate. Therefore, the certificate authority for the authentication server's certificate must also be used for the CA certificate.

Click View to view the contents of an installed HP Jetdirect certificate, or click Configure to update or install a new one. For more information, see Configure certificates on page 94.

A CA certificate is not saved when the print server is reset to factory-default values.

Configure certificates

To update or install a certificate, click Configure to start the certificate management wizard. The screens displayed depend on the type of certificate (HP Jetdirect or CA) and your selections. Table 4-16 Certificate configuration screens on page 94 provides a description of the screens and configuration parameters that are displayed.

NOTE: If you improperly exit Certificates configuration by failing to use the Cancel button, for example, an Operation Failed screen appears. If this occurs, wait approximately two minutes and restart the wizard.

Table 4-16Certificate configuration screens

Certificate Options screen. The options displayed depend on your print server model.

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