Studio v2

Set up the secure address

A one-time setup, about two minutes. After it, this phone can install Studio on the Home Screen and edit with the screen allowed to lock.

Do this once on each phone or computer that uses Studio.

Already use video-use Studio securely on this phone? Then you’re already trusted — it’s the same certificate. Skip straight to step 4 below.

iPhone tip — use Safari for these steps. If scanning the QR code opened a different browser, copy this page’s address and paste it into Safari first. Other browsers on iPhone can’t finish step 1.

  1. Step 1

    Download the certificate

    This small file teaches your phone to trust your own Studio. iPhone will ask to allow a configuration profile — tap Allow.

    Download certificate

    Nothing leaves your home network — the certificate is made by your own Studio computer.

  2. Step 2

    Install it

    Settings Profile Downloaded Install

    Open Settings — near the top you’ll see Profile Downloaded. Tap it, tap Install, enter your passcode, then tap Install again.

  3. Step 3 — the one everyone misses

    Turn the trust switch on

    Settings General About Certificate Trust Settings

    Scroll to the very bottom of the About page. Under Certificate Trust Settings, turn the switch ON next to the name that starts with “video-use Studio CA”, then tap Continue.

    Skipping this step means the secure address still shows a warning.

  4. Step 4

    Open your secure address

    Tap a link below and sign in. Then use Safari’s Share → Add to Home Screen to install Studio like an app.

    Looking up your secure addresses…

Android phone (Chrome)
  1. Tap Download certificate in step 1 above — the file is called ca.crt.
  2. Open Settings → Security & privacy → More security settings (on some phones: Encryption & credentials) → Install a certificate → CA certificate.
  3. Tap Install anyway, then pick the downloaded ca.crt.
  4. Come back here and open the secure address from step 4.

Menu names vary a little between phones — if you can’t find these, search Settings for “CA certificate”.

Windows computer
  1. Download the certificate in step 1 above, then double-click the ca.crt file.
  2. Click Install Certificate… → Current User → Next.
  3. Choose Place all certificates in the following store → Browse → Trusted Root Certification Authorities → OK → Next → Finish.
  4. Confirm the security prompt with Yes, then open the secure address from step 4 in your browser.
Something not working?

Still seeing a warning on the secure address? You probably missed step 3 — go to Settings → General → About → Certificate Trust Settings and turn the switch on.

Can’t connect at all? On the Studio computer, run open-firewall.ps1 (in the studio2 folder) once as administrator, then try again.

“Run Studio v1 once” message on the computer? Studio v2 borrows the certificate the original Studio created. Start the original Studio once (or point v2 at the certificate folder), then restart v2.

The old address says “not secure”? That’s expected — the old http address stays exactly as it was. Just use the new https one from step 4.