Setting The Ssl Function - Ssl Menu; Ssl Tab - Sony Ipela SNC-EP520 User Manual

Setting the SSL function
— SSL Menu
When you click
SSL
SSL menu appears.
Use this menu to configure the SSL or TLS function.
(called "SSL" hereafter) The settings allows the camera
to communicate with the client PC by using SSL.
Notes
• The model on sale in China does not support the SSL
function.
• When using the SSL function, always configure the
settings after setting the date and time of the camera.
If the date and time are not correctly set, it may cause
browser connection problems.

SSL tab

SSL function
On: Select this to use the SSL function. When Allow
HTTP connection for some clients is selected, both
HTTP and SSL connections are allowed. When
Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not
selected, only SSL connection is allowed.
When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 is used
When SSL session is established,
status bar on your web browser.
When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.7.0 or
Internet Explorer Ver.8 is used
When SSL session is established,
of the address bar on your web browser.
Off: Select this to not use the SSL function. Only HTTP
connection is allowed with the camera.
When you use SSL connection for the first time
When you use SSL connection only with the SSL
function On, you cannot access the camera if the SSL
function does not work properly.
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Setting the SSL function — SSL Menu
in the Administrator menu, the
appears in the
appears in the right
In this case, you must reset the camera to the factory
settings. (All settings will be initialized.)
To avoid this, check that SSL connection is possible by
performing the following steps.
1
Set the SSL function to On, and select Allow
HTTP connection for some clients.
2
Click OK to close the main viewer and the setting
window.
3
Display the main viewer in SSL connection.
Refer to "Using the SSL function" on page 16 for
connection.
4
After checking that SSL connection is possible,
cancel Allow HTTP connection for some clients
selected in step 1.
Even if the setting window or the browser is closed as
SSL connection is impossible, http connection will be
possible if Allow HTTP connection for some clients is
selected. First check the setting contents of SSL tab in
http connection, then check the SSL connection again.
If Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not
selected, you will not be able to access the camera if SSL
connection becomes impossible. In this case, turn on the
power of the main unit while pressing the reset switch on
the camera to initialize. For details, refer to the supplied
Installation Manual.
Note
SSL connection will load the camera down; therefore,
not all images may be downloaded, and the
may appear when the camera accesses the setting
window from the browser. In this case, reload the
window. Press the F5 key on the keyboard to reload.
Certificate options
Select an installation mode of the certificate.
Use an external certificate: Uses the certificate
including private key information issued by a CA.
The PKCS#12 and PEM formats are supported.
Note
Even if the SSL function is set to On, it is not active in
the following cases:
When Use an external certificate is selected in
Certificate options, and also when the certificate and
the private key password are not set properly.
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