Operation Manual

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SELECTING THE SECURE SOCKETS LAYER MODE
1. Place your mouse pointer over the Network tab.
2. Select SSL from the drop-down menu.
3. Select one of the following modes:
Disabled: Turns off access to the Web client through SSL. Sensitive data is not encrypted during transmission. The default setting is
disabled.
NOTE: If the SSL mode is set to disabled, you cannot access the camera using a URL that begins with an “https:” protocol. Your Web
browser displays an error message if you do not type the camera URL correctly.
Optional: A signed SSL certificate must be installed, but a secure URL that begins with the protocol name “https:” is optional when
accessing the camera. You can also access the camera using a standard URL with the “http:” protocol, but sensitive data is not encrypted
during transmission. To ensure that sensitive data is encrypted, you must use a secure URL with the “https:” protocol.
Required: A signed Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate must be installed, and a secure URL that begins with the protocol name “https:”
must be used to access the camera. Sensitive data is always encrypted during transmission. A URL that begins with the “http:” protocol
rather than the “https:” protocol is redirected to the secure URL automatically.
NOTE: Beginning with firmware version 1.8.2, this mode cannot be modified in the Web browser. To select or clear the Required mode, you
must use the ONVIF or Pelco API call. Doing so avoids placing the camera into a mode in which it would no longer work with a connected
VMS system.
GENERATING A SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATE
1. Place your mouse pointer over the Network tab.
2. Select SSL from the drop-down menu.
3. Click the Install New Certificate button located at the bottom of the SSL Configuration page. The Select Certificate Install Method buttons
appear on the page.
4. Select Generate Self-signed Certificate and then click Next. The Generate Self-signed Certificate form opens.
5. Fill in all of the fields, and then click the Generate Certificate button.
6. After the certificate is uploaded to the device, select the desired mode.
7. Click the Save button to save the settings, or click the Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
NOTE: Self-signed certificates are valid for one year. The certificate’s expiration date is listed in the “Valid from” and To fields in the Certificate
section of the window. If the certificate has expired and you attempt to access the camera using a secure URL, the Web browser displays a
message. Repeat this procedure to generate and upload a new certificate.
DELETING A SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATE
1. Place your mouse pointer over the Network tab.
2. Select SSL from the drop-down menu.
3. Verify the certificate in the Certificate section of the window.
4. Click the Delete Certificate button.
5. Click the Save button to save the settings, or click the Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
GENERATING A CERTIFICATE REQUEST
1. Place your mouse pointer over the Network tab.
2. Select SSL from the drop-down menu.
3. Click the Install New Certificate button located at the bottom of the SSL Configuration page. The Select Certificate Install Method buttons
appear on the page.