Security features
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Managing your network printer securely
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To manage your network printer securely, you need to use the management utilities with security protocols.
Secure Management using Web Based Management (web browser)
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To use the HTTPS protocol, the following printer settings are required.
A certificate and private key must be installed in the printer. For how to install a certificate and private key,
see
Creating and installing a certificate
on page 142.
The HTTPS protocol must be enabled. To enable the HTTPS protocol, see
Configuring the protocol
settings
on page 136.
Note
We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
®
(or greater) or Firefox
®
1.0 (or greater) for Windows
®
and
Safari™ 1.0 for Macintosh
®
. Please also make sure that JavaScript and Cookies are always enabled in
whichever browser you use. We recommend you upgrade to Safari™ 1.2 or greater to enable JavaScript.
To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address of the print server.
a
Start your web browser.
b
Type “https://Common Name/” into your browser. (Where “Common Name” is the Common Name that
you assigned for the certificate, such as an IP address, node name or domain name. For how to assign
a Common Name for the certificate, see
Creating and installing a certificate
on page 142.)
For example:
https://192.168.1.2/
(if the Common Name is the printer’s IP address)
https://BRNxxxxxx/
(if the Common Name is the printer’s node name)
Note
If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter
the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS names, you can also
enter the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen in the Network Configuration
List. To learn how to print the Network Configuration List, see
Printing the Network Configuration List
on
page 104. The NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will
appear as “BRNxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxx” for a wireless network (where “xxxxxx” is the
last six digits of the Ethernet address).
c
You can now access the printer using HTTPS.
Note
Disable the Telnet, FTP and TFTP protocols. Accessing the machine using these protocols is not secure.
For how to configure the protocol settings, see
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change
the print/scan settings
on page 17.
