Axis M1014 - IEEE 802.1 X; Certificates

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AXISM1014NetworkCamera

SystemOptions

2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.

3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.

4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.

5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.

ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,enterhttps://fortheHTTPSprotocol

andhttp://fortheHTTPprotocol.

TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.

IEEE802.1X

IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork

devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).

ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication

server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.

InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS

(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA).

Youneed:

•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.

•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage35.ManyCAcerticates

arepreinstalled.

ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.

2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.

3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.

4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.

Note

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP

server.SeeDate&Timeonpage36.

Certicates

Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network

protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates

canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:

Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis

connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.

Note

Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled

CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.