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[SSL/TLS] Setting HTTP Communication Encryption, Certificates, Certificate Management

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[SSL/TLS] Setting HTTP Communication Encryption The following can be set here. • Certificates Create an SSL/TLS certificate. • Certificate Management Manage the SSL/TLS certificate. • Encrypted Communications Set the encrypted communication. Certificates Important With regard to security, it is recommended that you use a selfsigned certificate where complete security does not need to be ensured through operation tests, etc. For system operation, acquire and install a certificate issued by a CA. Certificate Management (1) [Create Self-Signed Certificate] After entering each of the following settings, click [Exec] to create a self-signed certificate. Follow the instructions in the message and reboot. The certificate created will take effect after rebooting. Note Creating a certificate takes time, so it is recommended that you stop video transmission and upload processes. (2) [Certificate Status] If no certificate is installed, [Not Installed] will appear. If a certificate is installed, the validity period for the certificate will appear. (3) [Country (C)] Enter the country code. (4) [State/Province (ST)], [Locality (L)], [Organization (O)], [Organizational Unit (OU)], [Common Name (CN)] Enter state/province name, locality, organization name, organizational unit and common name in ASCII characters (spaces or printable characters). Enter a FQDN format host name, etc. to set the common name (required). (5) [Validity Period Start Date], [Validity Period End Date] Set the validity period of the certificate to be created in the range of 2001/01/01 to 2031/12/31 (required when creating a self-signed certificate). (1) [Generate Certificate Signing Request] Click [Exec] to create server private key and generate a certificate signing request. Once processed, the certificate signing request will appear in a separate window. Note Generating a certificate signing request takes time, so it is recommended that you stop video transmission and upload processes. (2) [Display Certificate Signing Request] Click [Exec] to view the details of the certificate signing request. (3) [Install Server Certificate] Perform this operation to install a server certificate. Click [Browse] to select the certificate file for installation, then click [Exec]. The certificate installed will take effect after rebooting. (4) [Install Intermediate Certificate] Perform this operation to install an intermediate certificate. Select the certificate file to be installed using the [Browse] button and click [Exec]. The installed certificate will take effect after rebooting. Note To install an intermediate certificate and a primary intermediate certificate, use a text editor or similar software to place them in the same file and install them as an intermediate certificate. (5) [Delete Certificate] Click [Exec] to delete the server certificate. However, if SSL communications are enabled, the certificate cannot be deleted. Set [HTTPS Connection Policy] to [HTTP] before deleting a certificate. The deletion will take effect after rebooting. 80

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Certificates
(1) [Create
S
elf-
S
igned Certificate]
After entering each of the following settings, click
[Exec] to create a self-signed certificate. Follow the
instructions in the message and reboot. The certificate
created will take effect after rebooting.
Note
Creating a certificate takes time, so it is recommended that you
stop video transmission and upload processes.
(2) [Certificate
S
tatus]
If no certificate is installed, [Not Installed] will appear.
If a certificate is installed, the validity period for the
certificate will appear.
(3)
[Country (C)]
Enter the country code.
(4) [
S
tate/Province (
S
T)], [Locality (L)], [Organization (O)],
[Organizational Unit (OU)], [Common Name (CN)]
Enter state/province name, locality, organization
name, organizational unit and common name in ASCII
characters (spaces or printable characters). Enter a
FQDN format host name, etc. to set the common
name (required).
(5)
[Validity Period
S
tart Date], [Validity Period End Date]
Set the validity period of the certificate to be created in
the range of 2001/01/01 to 2031/12/31 (required when
creating a self-signed certificate).
Certificate Management
(1)
[Generate Certificate
S
igning Request]
Click [Exec] to create server private key and generate
a certificate signing request. Once processed, the
certificate signing request will appear in a separate
window.
Note
Generating a certificate signing request takes time, so it is
recommended that you stop video transmission and upload
processes.
(2)
[Display Certificate
S
igning Request]
Click [Exec] to view the details of the certificate
signing request.
(3) [Install
S
erver Certificate]
Perform this operation to install a server certificate.
Click [Browse] to select the certificate file for
installation, then click [Exec]. The certificate installed
will take effect after rebooting.
(4)
[Install Intermediate Certificate]
Perform this operation to install an intermediate
certificate. Select the certificate file to be installed
using the [Browse] button and click [Exec]. The
installed certificate will take effect after rebooting.
Note
To install an intermediate certificate and a primary intermediate
certificate, use a text editor or similar software to place them in
the same file and install them as an intermediate certificate.
(5)
[Delete Certificate]
Click [Exec] to delete the server certificate. However,
if SSL communications are enabled, the certificate
cannot be deleted. Set [HTTPS Connection Policy] to
[HTTP] before deleting a certificate. The deletion will
take effect after rebooting.
[SSL/TLS] Setting HTTP Communication Encryption
The following can be set here.
Certificates
Create an SSL/TLS certificate.
Certificate Management
Manage the SSL/TLS certificate.
Encrypted Communications
Set the encrypted communication.
Important
With regard to security, it is recommended that you use a self-
signed certificate where complete security does not need to be
ensured through operation tests, etc. For system operation,
acquire and install a certificate issued by a CA.