Security
Digital Certificates
A digital certificate must be installed on the printer before you can enable secure HTTP (SSL). A digital certificate is a set of data used to verify the identity of the holder or sender of the certificate. A certificate includes the following data:
•Information about the person, organization, or computer that the certificate is being issued to, including the name, location, Email address and other contact information.
•Serial number of the certificate
•Expiration date of the certificate
•Name of the certificate authority that issued the certificate
•A public key
•A certificate authority’s digital signature
Installing a Digital Certificate
There are three ways to install a certificate on the printer:
•Create a
•Create a request to have a certificate authority, or a server functioning as a certificate authority, sign a certificate and then upload the certificate to the printer. An example of a server functioning as a CA is Windows Server running Certificate Services.
•Install a trusted root certificate created by a CA. For details, see Managing Trusted Certificate Authorities on page 63.
Note: Installing a
Creating a
Note: If your printer is locked, you must log in as a system administrator. For details, see Accessing CentreWare IS on page 17.
1.In CentreWare IS, click Properties > Security > Machine Digital Certificate Management.
2.Click Create New Certificate.
3.Select Self Signed Certificate.
4.Click Continue.
5.Complete the form with your
6.Click Apply.
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