Managing Printer Keys

Adding a Key
Displaying the Registered Keys
NOTE
Keys installed in printers by default cannot be manage in this software.
The same keys are managed as different keys if they have a different [Name] and [Usage].

Adding a Key

1.
Select the [Data Management] menu > [Certificates].
2.
Select [Keys] from the drop-down list on the top of the [Manage CA Certificates/Keys] page.
3.
Select the file to add in [PKCS#12 File].
4.
Enter the key name to register to the printer in [Name].
5.
In [Password], enter the password for exporting specified when creating the PKCS#12 format file.
6.
In [Usage], select the intended use of the key.
IMPORTANT
Select at least one intended usage. The intended usages that are registered for a key cannot be changed.
If you add a key that was registered without specifying the intended usage, it is necessary to set the intended usage in each printer after adding the key,
7.
Click [Add].

Displaying the Registered Keys

1.
Select the [Data Management] menu > [Certificates].
2.
Select [Keys] from the drop-down list on the top of the [Manage CA Certificates/Keys] page.
[Verify Key] button
Executes .NET Framework certificate validation on a certificate managed in this software.
List
[Name]
The name set when the key was registered to this software. Click this to display the detailed information for the key.
[Usage]
The intended usage set when the key was registered to this software.
The intended usage of a registered key cannot be changed. To change the intended usage, delete the target key from this software, and register it again.
[Subject]
The subject information included in the registered key file.
[Issuer]
The issuer information included in the registered key file.
[Validity End Date]
The expiration date of the key.
[Number of Printers with Key Associated]
Displays the number of devices groups and number of printers associated with the key in the format [(<number of device groups>/<number of printers>)]. Click this to display the [Printers Associated with Key] page.
[Number of Printers with Certificate Installed]
The number of printers with the key installed. Click this to display a list of the installed printers.
[Verify Key]
The result of performing verification by clicking [Verify Certificate] on the top of the list. If [Invalid] is displayed, place the mouse cursor over it to display the reason that [Invalid] is displayed.
The reason that [Invalid] is displayed is in the language set for the operating system of the computer where this software is running.

Associating Keys and Printers

1.
Click the value in the [Number of Printers with Key Associated] column of the target key from the list.
2.
Select the printers to associate with the key.
Click [Devices] or [Groups], and select the printers or groups to associate.
When [Devices] is clicked, you can apply a filter to filter the printers displayed in the list.
A maximum of 5,000 printers can be selected at once.
Click [Selected], and confirm that the selected printers and groups are displayed.
3.
Click [Apply].

Deleting a Key

1.
Click [] next to the key to delete.
[] is displayed when no printers with the target key installed exist.
NOTE
A key cannot be deleted if it is associated with a printer in a region that the user does not belong to.