Removing of HTTPS security warning
For accessing the device WebaUI using HTTPS it requires a certificate, else it will show the below error:
In this example, we will be able to access the device webpage using HTTPs, with a free certificate from a free CA.
Certificate creation and trust:
- 1 You must have a DNS record linked to the IP of the router; in my case, I’m using a Windows server to act as a DNS server.
As shown, I choose a hostname rut955.teltonika.uae and it's linked with 172.16.16.1 the LAN IP of the router. This hostname will be used for creating the certificate later.
- 2 Go to: GetAcert website.
- 3 Fill in the information regarding your requirements:
NOTE: 1,2 and 3 are the names you want to use in the browser. Other information isn’t mandatory. Click Next Page.
- 4 Check the data once again, if everything is okay click Submit self-signed Certificate:
- 5 The final page:
- 6 Click on (+) beside Open Private Key:
Copy the text to a new Notepad file, and rename it to name.crt in my case I used a simple name cer.crt
- 7 Click on (+) beside Open Public Key:
Copy the text to a new Notepad file, and rename it to name.key in my case I used a simple name key.key
- 8 Click on the [.p12] file, and it will be downloaded:
- 9 Go to the Microsoft search bar and type: cer then choose Manage user certificates:
- 10 Go to Trusted Root Certification Authorities:
- 11 Right-click and highlight All Tasks, click Import…
- 12 Choose the .p12 file downloaded before:
Then Next, then Next, then Finish.
RUT configuration:
The final part: Go to System → Access Control → WEBUI
1) Turn off Certificate files from device.
2) Click browse in Server certificate and choose the [.crt] file created.
3) Click browse in Server key and choose the [.key] file created.
4) Click SAVE & APPLY.
Open the WebUI again using the DNS record:
Now we can access the WebUI securely, and we can turn of the HTTP access.