Eaton easyE4

10. easyE4 communication Connection to other devices
10.1 Secure communications with easyProtocol V2
10.1 Secure communications with easyProtocol V2
To use secure communications with easyProtocol V2, you will need Win-
dows 8 or higher as an operating system.
Only available on firmware version 2.00 or higher.
Generation 06 easyE4 base devices can be configured and programmed with
easyProtocol V2 through connections considered trusted and secure. In addition to
this, easyProtocol V2 is not just a secure method of communications, but also one
with better performance than easyProtocol V1.
easyProtocol V2, SSL/TLS comes enabled by default on easyE4 base devices with
firmware version ≥ 2.00. This ensures that communications can only be established in
an encrypted manner with easyProtocol V2 with new devices, which additionally
requires the Eaton easyE4 root certificate. If this certificate has been installed on the
same PC on which easySoft 8 is running, secure communications will be established
through the programming interface.
If an easyE4 root certificate has not been installed, a message will appear asking the
user whether they want to trust the easyE4's device certificate. If the user agrees, a
connection will be established.
There are two basic easyProtocol versions:
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easyProtocol V1, unencrypted
This version does not require the Eaton easyE4 root certificate. easyE4 base
devices with firmware version <2.00 use this protocol when communicating.
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easyProtocol V2, unencrypted or encrypted
The encrypted easyProtocol V2 SSL/TLS version requires an Eaton easyE4 root
certificate. easyE4 base devices with firmware version ≥ 2.00 use this protocol
when communicating.
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