Application Note

01/2023 AP049014EN

Install Eaton’s easyE4 root certificate on
IOS-iPad

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 IOS-iPadThe 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 an IOS-iPad, proceed as described below:
Install easyE4 root certificate
To install the Eaton easyE4 root certificate on IOS-IPad, proceed as instructed:
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. To install the easyE4 root certificate, double click on the file.
5. Confirm the following request by clicking Allow 1).

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6. Close the window “profile loaded”.

7. Now switch to settings on your device.
8. In settings click on: general -> VPN und Device Management ->easy Root CA V1.0 .

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9. You can see that the easyE4 root certificate is still considered "Not verified”.
Click install. If you use a password for the end device, enter it now.

10. Confirm the following message that the easyE4 root certificate is trusted and stored on the end
device by clicking install.

11. The certificate is now successfully installed and is considered verified. Confirm by pressing
Ready.

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312. By clicking „more details you can see the validity of your certificate.

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Activate easyE4 root certificate
To do that, proceed as follows:settings -> general -> about -> certificate trust settings

1. Activate by switching on easyRoot CA V1.0.

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52. Confirm by clicking next.

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2 Where on my device can I find the installed easyE4root certificate?
1. To find the installed certificate proceed as described: settings -> general -> about ->certificate trust settings

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

→8If no connection is established, check the device time of theeasyE4. Due to the incorrect device time, a TLS certificate (level4) may be generated whose validity has already expired or is in
the future.

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