Secure Web Services - Ssl/Tls - Axis 5570e User Manual

AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e User's Manual
Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS
Certificates
Enabling SSL via the
Web Interface
Generating a Self-
Signed Certificate
In a new and unconfigured AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e, SSL/TLS is
disabled.
To use SSL/TLS you have to create or obtain a digital certificate. There
are two kinds of certificates: self-signed certificates and third party
certificates.
• Self-signed certificates are less secure but normally they are suffi-
ciently secure for small networks with no public access. You gen-
erate such a certificate yourself and there are no fees to pay.
• For large networks and for networks with public access, third
party certificates from a trusted source are normally used. You
obtain them for a yearly fee from a Certificate Authority (CA).
Among other things, a certificate gives information about which
domain it is issued for, its validity and the name of issuer. With
SSL/TLS enabled, the installed certificate authenticates the print
server to the client and all information exchanged between them will
be encrypted.
You enable the print server's secure Web services through its internal
Web pages. If you have a valid certificate loaded, select Admin |
Network Settings | Detailed View| TCP/IP and set the HTTPS
Enabled parameter to Yes.
If you do not have a valid certificate loaded, select Admin | Security
Settings and click Create.
Decide whether you want to generate a self-signed certificate or if
you want to generate a certificate request.
Select the Generate Self-Signed Certificate radio button and click
Next.
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