Configuring default printer certificates manually
When not using the automated certificate management feature, MVE can help facilitate the process of signing the default printer certificate on a fleet of printers. MVE gathers the certificate‑signing requests from the fleet, and then deploys the signed certificates to the proper printers after they are signed.
A system administrator must do the following:
- Generate the printer certificate‑signing requests.You can select one or more printers when generating certificate-signing requests, but only one set of requests can exist at a time. To avoid overwriting any existing certificate-signing requests, you must download the certificate-signing requests before generating another set.
- From the Printers menu, clickPrinter Listing.
- Select one or more printers.
- ClickSecurity>Generate printer certificate signing requests.
You can select one or more printers when generating certificate-signing requests, but only one set of requests can exist at a time. To avoid overwriting any existing certificate-signing requests, you must download the certificate-signing requests before generating another set. - Wait for the task to finish, and then download the printer certificate‑signing requests.
- From the Printers menu, clickPrinter Listing.
- ClickSecurity>Download printer certificate signing requests.
- Use a trusted CA to sign the certificate‑signing requests.
- Save the signed certificates in a ZIP file.All the signed certificates must be in the root location of the ZIP file. Otherwise, MVE cannot parse the file.
- From the Printers menu, clickPrinter Listing.
- Select one or more printers.
- ClickConfigure>Deploy file to printers.
- ClickChoose File, and then browse to the ZIP file.
- In the File type menu, selectPrinter Certificates.
- ClickDeploy File.
Feedback Submitted! Thank you for providing valuable feedback!