Configuring the MFP
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Administrative support
Configuring the MFP
A variety of functions can be used to increase the level of Information Technology (IT) security for the device. The following
sections show how to configure these functions.
Setting Password Protect for the menus
Apply an administrative password to restrict unauthorized users from making changes to the MFP configuration from either
the control panel or the Embedded Web Server (EWS).
1
Touch the
Menus
button on the home screen.
2
Touch
Settings
.
3
Touch the
down arrow
,
and then touch
Security
.
4
Touch the
down arrow
,
and then touch
Create/Change Passwords
Æ
Create/Change Advanced Password
.
5
Enter and reenter a password of both alphabetic and non-alphabetic characters. The password must be a
minimum of 8 characters.
6
Touch
Submit
.
7
Touch
Settings
Æ
Security
Æ
Password Protect
to view what configuration settings are protected by the
Advanced Password
.
Note:
Settings
Æ
Security
Æ
Password Protect and Settings
Æ
Security
Æ
Create/Change
Passwords
Æ
Create Change User Password can be used to restrict access with a different
password than the Advanced Password. Use Settings
Æ
Security
Æ
Password Protect to select the
menus that are accessible with both an Advanced Password and a User Password.
Note:
The Advanced Password and the User Password protect the menus on the touch screen control
panel of the MFP and the Configuration section of the EWS pages.
Restricting Function Access
The MFP supports a variety of methods for authenticating users prior to allowing access to functions.
1
Open a Web browser. In the address line, enter the IP address of the MFP being configured using this format:
http://ip_address/
.
2
Click
Configuration
.
3
Under Other Settings, click
Security
.
d
Select an authentication method.
e
Click
Submit
.
4
Click the setup link for the authentication method previously selected in step
d
.
a
Fill out the appropriate information for the environment.
b
Click
Submit
.
5
Click
Function Access
.
a
Set the function authentication level for each function. Select
Off
to
prevent anyone from using a function.
b
Click
Submit
.