Application Note

01/2023 AP049016EN

Install Eaton‘s easyE4 root certificate on
Windows 11

Level 1

1 – Fundamental – No previous experience necessary
2 – Basic – Basic knowledge recommended
3 – Advanced – Reasonable knowledge required
4 – Expert – Good experience recommended

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1 Install Eaton’s easyE4 root certificate on Windows 11
The Eaton easyE4 root certificate can be installed independently and subsequently of easySoft 8. Apartfrom this, installation is possible on different end devices.
To install the Eaton's easyE4 root certificate on Windows 11, proceed as described below
1. Open the easyE4 product web page
2. From the product page switch to easyE4 root certificate.
3. Download the easyE4 root certificate with a click on Download easyE4 root certificate.

4. Confirm by clicking on maintain .

The easyE4 root certificate is then located in the "Downloads" directory.
5. Open the root certificate by double clicking.

6. For security reasons you will be asked again if you want to open the file.
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1Confirm with click on open.

7. Once the certificate has opened, click the button Install certificate.

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8. Select current user as the location and confirm by clicking next.

9. At the certificate storage, select save all certificates in the following storage and clickbrowse.

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310. Select the certificate storage trusted root certification and click OK.

11. Click next to accept the information about the certificate storage.

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12. Confirm all settings by clicking on finish.

13. Accept the following message with OK.

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514. Confirm the following message by pressing install certificate…

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2 Where do I find my installed easyE4 root certificate onmy device?
To check the easyE4 root certificate, proceed as follows:
1. Open the command line editor by typing cmd in Windows search.
2. Then use the certmgr command to retrieve the certificates of your device.

3. You will find the certificate easyRoot CA V1.0 under trusted root certification -> certifictes.
Here you can find the validity of your certificate.

4. To check the certificate, open the browser and establish a secure connection tothe easyE4 base device by entering the HTTPS protocol and the IP address ofthe device, e.g. https://192.168.119.75. You can see from the lock that thecertificate has been successfully installed.

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If no connection is established, ensure the following:
End device and easyE4 are in the same network
the easyE4 web server is active
the device time of the easyE4 is current5.

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