IPSec
Setting Procedures
Certificate Authentication
The “PC Certificate” and “Certification Authority Certificate” are issued by the certification authority. Install these on the PC.
The “Printer Certificate” and “Certification Authority Certificate” are issued by the certification authority. Install these on the PC.
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Preshared Key Authentication
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Preshared Key File
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Operate IP Sec (IP Security) on Windows by following the instructions of the network administrator for the location where the printer is installed.
Manage the “Preshared Key File” according to the instructions of the network administrator.
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Open the [Edit Authentication Method Properties] of the policy for which the preshared key is to be used
Make use of applications such as Windows Notepad to create a preshared key string, and save it as a file with the extension “.key”
- After saving, this file will be downloaded as the “Preshared Key File” when setting “Preshared Key Authentication” using the status monitor.
- ASCII characters that can be used for the preshared key of the printer are as follows. The maximum length is 255 characters.
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For procedures to set “Preshared Key Authentication” on the printer, refer to the section of the Status Monitor Settings.
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Printer Certificate File
Cautions
Operate IP Sec (IP Security) on Windows by following the instructions of the network administrator for the location where the printer is installed.
Manage the “Printer Certificate File” according to the instructions of the network administrator.
There is an expiration date for the “Printer Certificate”. IP Sec communication may fail or may not be encrypted successfully if an expired certificate is used.
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Obtain the printer certificate from the certification authority, and install it on the PC’s [Certificates (Local Computer)]
- Obtain the printer certificate as an “exportable key”.
- The format is “PKCS#12”. Make sure that you specify a password. The file is saved with the extension “.pfx”.
- After saving, this file will be downloaded as the “Printer Certificate File” when setting “Certificate Authentication” using the status monitor.
- ASCII characters that can be used for the password of the printer certificate of the printer are as follows. The maximum length is 255 characters.
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For procedures to set “Certificate Authentication” on the printer, refer to the section of the Status Monitor Settings.
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Certification Authority Certificate File
Cautions
Operate IP Sec (IP Security) on Windows by following the instructions of the network administrator for the location where the printer is installed.
Manage the “Certification Authority Certificate File” according to the instructions of the network administrator.
There is an expiration date for the “Certification Authority Certificate”. IP Sec communication may fail or may not be encrypted successfully if an expired certificate is used.
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Open the Certification Authorities Store, and export the same “Certification Authority Certificate” as the printer certificate
- The format is “DER encoded binary X509”. The file is saved with the extension “.cer”.
- After saving, this file will be downloaded as the “Certification Authority Certificate File” when setting “Certificate Authentication” using the status monitor.
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For procedures to set “Certificate Authentication” on the printer, refer to the section of the Status Monitor Settings.
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