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3.8.3 HTTPS
HTTPS
protocol allows creating a secure channel over an insecure network in order to
protect the data sent between the camera and its counterpart. Two things are required to
have a secure communication
– encrypted data, and verified counterpart of the
communication. To make sure that the messages are being sent and received from true
counterpart, the certificate is needed.
There are two methods to create certificates
–
Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
and
Self-Signed Certificate
.
Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
: User uses a signed certificate issued by trusted
Certification Authority (CA).
Self-Signed Certificate
: User wants to use the certificate created and issued by user
himself.
Press
Create
or
Create Self-Signed Certificate
button and configure settings in the pop-up
screen to install the certificate.
Note that the new setting will only take effect after
Save & Reboot
.
3.8.4 IEEE 802.1X
IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based Network Access Control. 802.1X
authentication involves three parties: a supplicant, an authenticator, and an authentication
server.
The supplicant is a client device (such as an IP camera) that wishes to attach to the
LAN/WLAN. The authenticator is a network device, such as an Ethernet switch or wireless