Overview

If you do not have a server functioning as a certificate authority, install a Xerox Device Certificate on the printer When you create a Xerox Device Certificate, the printer generates a certificate, signs it, and creates a public key used in SSL encryption After you install a Xerox Device Certificate on the printer, install the Device Root Certificate Authority in any device that communicates with the printer Examples of other devices include client Web browsers for HTTPS or a RADIUS authentication server for 802.1X. When the Device Root Certificate Authority is installed: Creating a Certificate Deleting a Certificate Users can access the printer using the Embedded Web Server Certificate warning messages do not appear Note: Creating a Xerox Device Certificate is less secure than creating a certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority. In the Embedded Web Server, log in as administrator, then click System > Security .  In the Certificates area, click Security Certificates . Click Create . Click  Create Self-Signed Certificate . Click Hash Algorithm , then select an option. Click Public Key Length , then select an option. For Issuer, type the host name for the printer. For Validity Period, type the number of days that the new certificate is valid. Click Close . In the Embedded Web Server, log in as administrator, then click System > Security .  In the Certificates area, click Security Certificates. In the lower part of the Security Certificates window, click to select a certificate from the list If you want to select all certificates in the list, click Select/Clear All. Click Delete . Click Close.