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Registering Printer's Root Certificate to Local Computer for SSL Communication

To use Device Management Console or Accounting Manager, etc. when you connect the printer to a computer using SSL encrypted communication, you need to register (import) the printer’s root certificate to your computer.

Procedure to register the certificate varies depending on your operation environment.

Important

Operation procedure may differ depending on your OS version.

For Windows 10/Windows 8.1

The procedure below describes how to import a root certificate in Windows 10/Windows 8.1.

  1. Specify printer’s IP address using web browser.

    Enter the printer’s IP address in the address bar of your web browser and press the Enter key.

    The Remote UI screen appears.

  2. Click For secure communication.

    The For secure communication screen appears.

    Note

    • You can download a certificate from Status Monitor.

      1. Open status monitor.

        Open the printer's property, and click Status Monitor on Main.

      2. Download a certificate.

        Select Download Security Certificate from the Remote UI menu.

  3. Click Download.

  4. Select Open or Save.

  5. Select Open.

    If you select Save in step 4, double-click the saved certificate.

    The Certificate screen appears.

  6. Click Install Certificate.

    The Certificate Import Wizard screen appears.

  7. Select Local Machine.

    1. Select Local Machine on the startup screen of Certificate Import Wizard.

    2. Click Next.

    3. Click Yes on the displayed screen.

  8. Select Place all certificates in the following store on the Certificate Store screen.

  9. Select Trusted Root Certificate Authorities.

    1. Click Browse to open the Select Certificate Store screen.

    2. Select Trusted Root Certificate Authorities from the list and click OK.

    3. Click Next on the Certificate Store screen.

  10. Click Finish.

    When the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard screen appears, check the settings and click Finish.

For Windows 7

The procedure below describes how to import a root certificate in Windows 7.

Important

  • Be sure to create a certificate snap-in before importing a root certificate.

    The root certificate will be registered to the local user if you import it without creating a certificate snap-in.

Creating Certificate Snap-in

  1. Start up Microsoft Management Console

    Enter MMC on Search programs and files in the Start menu and press the Enter key.

  2. Select Yes on displayed screen.

  3. Click Add/Remove Snap-in from File menu.

    The Add or Remove Snap-ins screen appears.

  4. Add Certificate snap-in.

    1. Select Certificates from Available snap-ins list and click Add.

    2. Select Computer account for This snap-in will always manage certificates for on the Certificates snap-in screen and click Next.

    3. Select Local computer on the Select computer screen and click Finish.

    4. Click OK on the Add or Remove Snap-ins screen.

Downloading Certificate

  1. Specify printer’s IP address using web browser.

    Enter the printer’s IP address in the address bar of your web browser and press the Enter key.

    The Remote UI screen appears.

  2. Click For secure communication.

    The For secure communication screen appears.

    Note

    • You can download a certificate from Status Monitor.

      1. Open status monitor.

        Open the printer's property, and click Status Monitor on Main.

      2. Download a certificate.

        Select Download Security Certificate from the Remote UI menu.

  3. Click Download.

  4. Select Save.

Importing Certificate

  1. Open Certificate Import Wizard.

    1. On the left window, open Trusted Root Certificate from Certificate on Console Root.

    2. Right-click Certificates and select Import from All tasks.

  2. Specify certificate file to import.

    1. Click Next.

    2. Specify the certificate file to import on File name and click Next.

  3. Specify certificate store.

    1. Click Place all certificates in the following store.

    2. Select Trusted Root Certificate Authorities for Certificates Store.

  4. Finish certificate import wizard.

    1. Click Next and check the specified settings.

    2. Click Finish to finish the wizard.

    3. Click OK on the displayed screen.

Checking Imported Certificate

Make sure the imported certificate has been registered to your computer.

  1. Display certificate list.

    On the left window of Microsoft Management Console, select Console Root -> Certificates (Local Computer) -> Trusted Root Certificate Authorities in this order, and click Certificates to display the certificate list.

  2. Check registered certificate.

    Make sure the imported certificate name is displayed on the list.

    Note

    • Make sure you can see the registered certificate from Current user by creating the Current user snap-in.

Note

  • When you finish Microsoft Management Console, a message asking you whether to save the console setting. If you continue to apply the same settings next, click Yes to save.

For macOS

The procedure below describes how to import a root certificate in macOS.

  1. Specify printer’s IP address using web browser.

    Enter the printer’s IP address in the address bar of your web browser and press the Enter key.

    The Remote UI screen appears.

  2. Click For secure communication.

    The For secure communication screen appears.

  3. Click Download.

    The root certificate will be downloaded.

  4. Open downloaded certificate file.

    When the download procedure is completed, a downloaded item pops up on the right of the screen.

    Double-click the downloaded certificate on the list starts up Keychain Access and the Add Certificates screen appears.

    Note

    • If the downloaded item does not pop up, click the Show Downloads button on the right.
    • Clicking the magnifying glass icon on the right of download list displays the folder containing the certificate.

  5. Click Add.

    Select the destination for the certificate on Keychain.

    Clicking Add displays information on the certificate.

    Note

    • You can add the certificate by selecting the same certificate on Keychain Access. Check the name of certification to add after selecting View Certificates.

  6. Check certificate.

    Make sure the fingerprint of certificate shown on Details corresponds with the root certificate thumbprint of the printer.

    Select Device settings -> LAN settings -> Confirm LAN settings -> LAN setting list or WLAN setting list -> Yes in this order, and check Root cert. thumbprint (SHA-1) or Root cert. thumbprint (SHA-256) to check the root certificate thumbprint of the printer.

  7. Click Always Trust.

    If the fingerprint of certificate detail information matches printer's thumbprint, display information on certificate from the menu or by double-clicking the certificate, and select Always Trust on Trust.

    The root certificate has been registered.

    Note

    • Entering the password may be required if you specify it for your printer.