You can secure the Sharp
Portal and
Archiver connection by configuring it in secure HTTP mode (HTTPS) using the self-signed
Sharp certificate.
Before you begin
- If you already have a certificate installed, you must delete it and then restart the
Sharp.
- Read about why the connection to the Sharp
Portal
should be encrypted.
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IMPORTANT: If your Security Center version is 5.3 SR3 or higher, if you
want to add the
Sharp unit to the
Archiver using HTTPS, you must modify the Archiver's HTTPS options using the
instructions in the Knowledge Base article
KBA01405.
What you should know
- The first time you log on to the Sharp web
portal, the system logs you on using HTTP mode (no certificate). Your organization's
security policy might require that you configure either a self-signed certificate or
a signed certificate from a trusted certificate authority.
- To install a certificate, the camera must be in HTTP mode and any existing
certificate must be deleted. If a certificate is already installed, you must clear
the Use HTTPS check box in Configuration > Security
settings. After you reboot the camera, you must delete the currently
installed certificate from Configuration > Security
settings.
Procedure
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Log on to the Sharp web portal as an
Administrator.
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Click the Configuration page.
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Under Security settings, click Show
settings.
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From the Security Settings section, click Create
self-signed certificate…
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Enter the required information for the certificate.
NOTE:
- The Server name and IP
address are added by default, and will allow you to browse
securely using either the machine name or the IP address.
- You must enter a two-letter Country code. The
remaining fields are optional.
- If you are also using the certificate to connect to the Archiver, the
Server name defined in the certificate must be the
Sharp IP address, not the
Sharp name.
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Click OK.
The system generates the self-signed certificate.
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From the Security settings window, click Download
self-signed certificate… and select a location to save the
generatedcertificate.cer file.
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Open the certificate, review the details, and click Install
Certificate…
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The Certificate Import Wizard prompts you to select a store location. Select
Local Machine and click Next.
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The wizard prompts you to select the certificate store you want to use. Select
Place all certificates in the following store and click
Browse.
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From the Select Certificate Store window, select
Trusted root certification Authorities and click
OK.
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Click Next to continue, and click
Finish to close the Certificate Import
Wizard.
The system displays the message "The import was successful."
If you see a
warning indicating that there is a problem with the website's security
certificate, note that for the certificate to be properly registered, you must be
logged on as an Administrator on the machine where you want to register the
certificate.
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Click OK to close the Certificate
window.
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Click OK to close the Security Settings
window.
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From the Security settings section in the Sharp portal's
Configuration page, select Use
HTTPS.
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The message You must reboot the Sharp for the changes to take effect is
displayed. Click OK.
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Click the Save button at the top of the
Configuration page.
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A message is displayed confirming that the Plate Reader service will be restarted.
Click OK.
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Click on the Status page. From the
Actions section, select Reboot Sharp,
and click OK.
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When the Sharp has finished rebooting, log in to the Sharp Portal.
A lock icon (

) in the
browser's address bar indicates that you are now logged on to the
Sharp with a secure connection.
After you finish
As a best practice,
change your
password after configuring the
Sharp for
HTTPS communication.