Creating and Installing a Xerox® Device Certificate
If you do not have a server that is functioning as a certificate authority, install a Xerox® Device Certificate on the printer. When you create a Xerox® Device Certificate, the printer generates a certificate, signs it, and creates a public key used in SSL encryption.
After you install a Xerox® Device Certificate on the printer, install the Device Root Certificate Authority in any device that communicates with the printer. Examples of other devices include client Web browsers for HTTPS or a RADIUS authentication server for 802.1X.
When the Device Root Certificate Authority is installed:
• Users can access the printer using the Embedded Web Server
• Certificate warning messages do not appear
Note:A Xerox® Device Certificate is less secure than a certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority.
1. In the Embedded Web Server, click Properties > Security.
2. Click Certificates > Security Certificates.
3. Click the Xerox Device Certificate tab.
4. Select Create New Xerox Device Certificate.
5. Complete the fields for 2 Letter Country Code, State/Province Name, Locality Name, Organization Name, Organization Unit, Common Name, and Email Address.
6. For MS Universal Principal Name, type a user name as needed.
Note:The MS Universal Principal Name is required when using 802.1X EAP-TLS for Windows clients or servers.
7. Type the number of days of validity.
8. Click Finish.