Installation Manual
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Securing the Power Xpert Meter
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Enabling Root Certicate Authority in Internet Explorer
You can improve the security of your PXM 2000 Series meter on the web by installing a
root certicate authority (CA). A CA is a trusted third-party organization that issues digital
certicates for use with encrypted digital transactions. The digital certicate guarantees
that the company holding a certicate is who it claims to be.
You can use the meter without installing a root CA (using HTTP), but the transactions will
not be as secure as with the root CA (using HTTPS). The performance of the meter is not
measurably reduced by using secure transactions.
This section explains root CA installation for:
To install a certicate using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or 8:
1. Open the browser, type the IP address of the meter in the address bar, and select Go.
For example: https://192.168.1.1/ca.html.
2. You may see the following alert page. If so, click Continue to this website.
Security certificate problem page