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12.1 Overview of User Authentication and Account Track 12
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12 Restricting Users from Using this Device
12.1 Overview of User Authentication and Account Track
User Authentication
Employing User Authentication enables you to manage users who can use this machine. It also enables se-
curity- and cost-conscious advanced operations of this machine. By employing User Authentication, you can
use the following functions to users of this machine.
The user authentication methods are classified into three types: MFP authentication, external server authen-
tication, and MFP authenti External Server Authentication.
Functions Description
Identification This function allows you to restrict users of this machine by identifying them.
Allow You can set privileges to use the functions of this machine by user.
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For example, you can configure settings so that to make printing is availa-
ble for a specific user but not available for other users. Also, you can set it
up so that users unidentified by this machine (public users) are not allowed
to print data.
• You can also limit access to destinations for each user. Based on the de-
gree of importance of the address and relation with users, you can set it up
so that specific users can access all destinations but other users can ac-
cess only a part of destinations.
Configuring settings according to the business requirements of users provides
you with security measures and cost reductions simultaneously.
Accounting You can record the use status of this machine by user.
Analyzing it by user enables efficient operation of this machine.
For example, depending on the use status of this machine, you can manage
the maximum number of sheets each user can print. This encourages users to
develop awareness of costs, contributing to cost reduction.
Authentication Meth-
od Description
MFP authentication The method to manage users of this machine using the authentication function
of this machine.
Since user information is managed inside this machine, you can use it only by
registering it.
For details, refer to page 12-5.
External server authen-
tication The method to manage users of this machine by synchronizing it with Active
Directory or LDAP server.
When Active Directory or LDAP server is used for user management in your en-
vironment, you can use user information managed using the server.
This machine supports the following server types.
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Active Directory: For details, refer to page 12-9.
• NTLM: For details, refer to page 12-13.
• LDAP: For details, refer to page 12-16.