12.5.1 Install the security certificate
When accessing a camera with HTTPS and the PC cannot verify the signer of the security certificate, a security alert window will be displayed for the camera being accessed. To have the security alert window not displayed, it is necessary to install the security certificate in the following procedure. If the certificate is not installed, the alert window will be displayed each time the camera is accessed.
Note
The security certificate is installed on the PC with the information registered for “Common Name”. Therefore, the information registered for “Common Name” must be same as the address or host name for the camera access. If the certificate is not the same, the security alert window will be displayed each time the camera is accessed.
When the address or host name of the camera is changed, the security alert window will be displayed each time the camera is accessed even if the security certificate is installed. Install the security certificate again.
When the camera access is open to the Internet, enter the address name or host name to access via the Internet for “Common Name”. In this case, the security alert window will be displayed each time the camera is locally accessed, even if the security certificate is installed.
When the security certificate is properly installed, a key icon is displayed in the address box of the web browser that has accessed the camera.
When using Internet Explorer 10 or Internet Explorer 11, note that some of the displayed windows may differ from the following descriptions.
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Access the camera using the HTTPS protocol.
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When the security alert window is displayed, click “Continue to this website (not recommended).”
The “Live” page will be displayed. If an authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password.
Note
If this window is displayed when accessing a device other than the camera or a website, a security problem may have occurred. In this case, check the system status.
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Click “Certificate Error” over the URL, and click “View certificates”.
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Click “Install Certificate...”.
Note
If [Install Certificate...] is not displayed, close Internet Explorer once, and select [Run as Administrator] to launch Internet Explorer again. Click [Start] → [All Programs] → right click [Internet Explorer] → click [Run as Administrator].
When using Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 8, right click [iexplore] under “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer” and select [Run as Administrator].
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Click “Next” displayed on “Certificate Import Wizard”.
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Select “Place all certificates in the following store”, and click “Browse...”.
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Select “Trusted Root Certificate Authorities”, and click “OK”.
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Click “Next”.
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Click “Finish”.
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Click “Yes”.
When the import is successfully completed, the screen “The import was successful.” will be displayed.
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Click “OK”.
When the browser is restarted after the certificate is imported, “Certificate Error” will not be displayed.