Epson Printer Administrator's Guide

❏ Self-signed certicate
Self-signed certicate is a certicate that the printer issues and signs itself. is certicate is unreliable and
cannot avoid spoong. If you use this certicate for an SSL/TLS certicate, a security alert may be displayed on
a browser. You can use this certicate only for an SSL/TLS communication.
Related Information
& “Web Cong and EpsonNet Cong Feature Comparison” on page 14
& “Obtaining and Importing a CA-signed
Certicate
” on page 31
& “Deleting a CA-signed
Certicate
” on page 34
& “Updating a Self-signed
Certicate
” on page 35
Obtaining and Importing a CA-signed Certicate
Obtaining a CA-signed Certicate
To obtain a CA-signed certicate, create a CSR (Certicate Signing Request) and apply it to certicate authority.
You can create a CSR using the printer’s Web
Cong
and a computer.
Follow the steps to create a CSR and obtain a CA-signed certicate using Web Cong. When creating a CSR using
Web Cong, a certicate is the PEM/DER format.
1. Access the printer's Web Cong and select Network Security Settings > SSL/TLS, IPsec/IP Filtering or
IEEE802.1X > Certicate.
2. Click Generate of CSR.
A CSR creating page is opened.
3. Enter a value for each item.
Note:
Available key length and abbreviations vary by a certicate authority. Create a request according to rules of each
certicate authority.
4. Click OK.
A completion message is displayed.
5. Select Network Security Settings > SSL/TLS, IPsec/IP Filtering or IEEE802.1X > Certicate.
6. Click one of the download buttons of CSR according to a
specied
format by each
certicate
authority to
download a CSR to a computer.
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Important:
Do not generate a CSR again. If you do so, you may not be able to import an issued CA-signed certicate.
7. Send the CSR to a certicate authority and obtain a CA-signed certicate.
Follow the rules of each
certicate
authority on sending method and form.
8. Save the issued CA-signed certicate to a computer connected to the printer.
Obtaining a CA-signed certicate is complete when you save a certicate to a destination.
Administrator's Guide
Using the Printer in a Secure Network
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Epson Printer Specifications

General

Brand	Epson
Model	Printer
Category	Printer
Language	English