Creating Self Signed Certificate

  1. Select a Controller to configure from the check box of Controller Information List.

  2. Select Home display Menu - [Certificate] - [Create/Save] - [Self signed].

    [Self signed] dialog to create Self signed Certificate will be displayed.

  3. Set each item at [Self signed] dialog to create Self signed Certificate.

    Items Descriptions Examples
    CN Enter a common name.

    [EpsonRC.Serial No. of Controller.IP Address] is entered at first.

    (It is same as Application Name of OPC UA server.

    If it changed, a warning when connecting from OPC UA client may displayed because name is not matched.)

    EpsonRC.SN0000123.192.168.010.001
    Country

    Enter a country code referring ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.

    Specifically, use two single-byte uppercase alphabetical characters.
    JP
    State or Province Name

    Enter your State or Province Name.

    Half-width alphabetic characters can be entered.
    Nagano
    Locality Name

    Enter your Locality Name.

    Half-width alphabetic characters can be entered.
    (city)

    Azumino

    Organization

    Enter your Organization Name.

    Half-width alphabetic characters and the following symbols can be entered.

    "_","."

    (company)

    Epson

    Key Size Select a private key size to create. Length of the key you can select depends on the communication encrypt system selected at [Basic Setting].
    • None: 2048(bit)
    • Basic256: 1024/2048(bit)
    • Basic128Rsa15: 1024/2048(bit)
    • Basic256Sha256: 2048/4096(bit)
    • Aes128Sha256RsaOaep: 2048/4096(bit)
    • Aes256Sha256RsaPss: 2048/4096(bit)
    -
    Expiration date (year) Select an expiration date of Self signed Certificate to create. 1 to 10 years can be entered. -
  4. Click [Create/Save] button.

    A dialog displayed says the server will be stopped and overwritten to configure the server settings.

    Click [OK] button to continue the process. Self signed Certificate will be created and registered.

    Click [Cancel] button to cancel saving Certificate.

    When doing back up the created Self signed Certificate automatically, please set it in the application settings.

    For details, refer to the following.

    Backup Setting

  5. During the process of creating Self signed Certificate, following dialog will be displayed.

    Click [Cancel] button, then a dialog displayed says process will be canceled.

    If you want to cancel creating Self signed Certificate, click [OK] button. The Self signed Certificate of Controller that has already been completed processing cannot be deleted.

  6. After completing the process of Creating Self signed Certificate, following dialog will be displayed.

    Click [OK] button.

KEY POINTS


Precautions when selecting multiple Controllers

  • User editing is invalid for CN.
  • Entered value other than CN will be applied for all controller’s certificate.
  • Self signed Certificate to create will be the same except CN.