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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol that creates an encrypted connection between your printer
and a server.
To enable SSL, a digital certificate is required.
To create a digital certificate:
1. At your computer, open a Web browser. In the address field, type the IP address of the printer,
then press Enter or Return.
2. In the Embedded Web Server, log in as a system administrator. For details, refer to Logging In as
the Administrator at the Control Panel.
3. Click System→Security.
4. For Certificates, click Security Certificates.
5. From the Security Certificates menu, select Device Certificates.
6. Click Create, then select Create Self-Signed Certificate.
7. Select your Hash Algorithm and Public Key Length. For assistance, contact your system
administrator.
8. To set the number of days for the certificate to remain valid, type the desired number of days in
the Validity Period field.
9. Click Create.
10. To return to the Security Certificates page, at the prompt, click Close.
11. To close the Security Certificates page, click Close.
To configure the SSL Settings:
1. At your computer, open a Web browser. In the address field, type the IP address of the printer,
then press Enter or Return.
2. In the Embedded Web Server, log in as a system administrator. For details, refer to Logging In as
the Administrator at the Control Panel.
3. Click System→Security.
4. For Network Security, click SSL/TLS Settings.
5. Select one or more protocols from the list of SSL and TLS protocols.
6. To select a Device Certificate for the server, click in the Device Certificate - Server area, then select
a certificate from the list.
7. To enable SSL communication, click the HTTP - SSL/TLS Communication toggle button.
8. For HTTP - SSL/TLS Port Number, type a valid port number.
Caution: Before changing the default value of 443, contact your system administrator.
9. If your LDAP server requires SSL communication using LDAP authentication, click the LDAP - SSL/
TLS Communication toggle button.
10. To enable SSL communication for SMTP, click SMTP - SSL/TLS Communication, then select an
option.
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