Setting Up a Certificate
System Administrator Guide
4-6
Setting Up a Certificate
To modify a self-signed certificate so it is specific to your printer or to install a downloaded
root-signed certificate on the printer:
1.
Launch your web browser.
2.
Enter your printer’s IP address in the browser’s
Address
field (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
3.
Click
Properties
.
4.
Select the
Security
folder on the left sidebar.
5.
Select
SSL
.
6.
If prompted, enter your Admin or Key User name and password.
The
Current State
field displays the current state of the printer. Possible values include:
■
A digital certificate is not established on this machine
. This state displays if an
error occurred when the certificate was created.
■
A self-signed certificate is established on this machine.
■
A digital certificate has been installed on this machine.
7.
Click the
Create Certificate
button.
8.
Do one of the following:
■
To modify a self-signed digital certificate, select
Self-Signed Certificate
.
■
To install a signed digital certificate that includes a private key from a trusted
Certificate Authority (CA), select
Install downloaded Certificate
.
9.
Click the
Next
button.
10.
Do one of the following:
■
If you selected
Self-Signed Certificate
, enter the appropriate information in the
fields, and then click the
Finish
button to save the settings. For more information,
including a description of the fields, click the
Help
button in CentreWare IS to view
the online help.
■
If you selected
Install Downloaded Certificate
, click the
Browse
button to select the
certificate from the PC’s hard drive, and then click the
Finish
button to validate and
install the certificate. Once the certificate is installed, the main SSL page displays.
See also:
About Certificates
on page 4-3
