Enabling Secure Web Services - Ssl/Tls - Axis 5500 User Manual

Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS
Certificates
Enabling SSL via the
Web Interface
Generating a Self-
Signed Certificate
AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual
In a new and unconfigured AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550, 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 sufficiently
secure for small networks with no public access. You generate 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.
Enter the data asked for:
Example
• Country Name:
• State or Province Name:
Example
• Locality Name:
• Organization Name:
• Organizational Unit Name:
Example:
• Common Name*:
• Current Date (yyyy/mm/dd):
• Validity Duration (in days):
* Common Name denotes the name given to the print server in the network. If you do not
have a DNS server on your network, you must include the domain name, e. g.
xxx@company.com
Click Finish and the print server will generate a public/private key pair as well
as the self-signed certificate itself (this process will take a few minutes) and
store these data in the print server. When the certificate is generated, the print
server automatically loads it into your present browser session. The browser
reports the new state by changing into https mode. In the browser's Security
Alert box, select View Certificate and Install Certificate. Follow the
: US
Example
: California
: Los Angeles
Example:
Printers Inc
Example:
Sales Dept
printserver2@company.com
Example:
2003/03/27
Example:
365
Configuration Possibilities
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