Security menu

Miscellaneous Security Settings menu

Use

To

Login Restrictions

Login Failures

Failure Time Frame

Lockout Time

Panel Login Timeout

Remote Login Timeout

Limit the number and time frames of failed login attempts from the printer control panel before all users are locked out.

Notes:

  • Login Failures specifies the number of failed login attempts before users are locked out. Settings range from 1–10. 3 attempts is the factory default setting.
  • Failure Time Frame specifies the time frame during which failed login attempts can be made before users are locked out. Settings range from 1–60 minutes. 5 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • Lockout Time specifies how long users are locked out after exceeding the login failures limit. Settings range from 1–60 minutes. 5 minutes is the factory default setting. 1 indicates the scanner does not impose a lockout time.
  • Panel Login Timeout specifies how long the scanner remains idle on the home screen before automatically logging the user off. Settings range from 1–900 seconds. 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Remote Login Timeout specifies how long a remote interface remains idle before automatically logging the user off. Settings range from 1–120 minutes. 10 minutes is the factory default setting.
Minimum PIN Length

1–16

Limit the digit length of the PIN.

Note: 4 is the factory default setting.


Confidential Print menu

Use

To

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Max Invalid PIN

Off

2–10

Limit the number of times an invalid PIN can be entered.

Notes:

  • This menu appears only when a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • Once the limit is reached, the print jobs for that user name and PIN are deleted.
Confidential Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Limit the amount of time a confidential print job stays in the printer before it is deleted.

Notes:

  • If the “Confidential Job Expiration” setting is changed while confidential print jobs reside in the printer RAM or printer hard disk, then the expiration time for those print jobs does not change to the new default value.
  • If the printer is turned off, then all confidential jobs held in the printer RAM are deleted.
Repeat Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Set a time limit on how long the printer stores print jobs.

Verify Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Set a time limit on how long the printer stores print jobs needing verification.

Reserve Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Set a time limit on how long the printer stores print jobs for printing at a later time.


Erase Temporary Data Files menu

Erase Temporary Data Files deletes only print job data on the printer hard disk that are not currently in use by the file system. All permanent data on the printer hard disk are preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Note: This menu appears only when a formatted, working printer hard disk is installed.

Use

To

Wiping Mode

Auto

Specify the mode for erasing temporary data files.

Automatic Method

Single pass

Multiple pass

Mark all disk space used by a previous print job. This method does not permit the file system to reuse this space until it has been cleared.

Notes:

  • “Single pass” is the factory default setting.
  • Only automatic wiping enables users to erase temporary data files without having to turn off the printer for an extended amount of time.
  • Highly confidential information should be erased using only the Multiple pass method.

Security Audit Log menu

Use

To

Export Log

Let an authorized user export the audit log.

Notes:

  • To export the audit log from the printer control panel, a flash drive must be attached to the printer.
  • The audit log can be downloaded from the Embedded Web Server and saved on a computer.
Delete Log

Yes

No

Specify whether or not audit logs are deleted.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Configure Log

Enable Audit

Yes

No

Enable Remote Syslog

No

Yes

Remote Syslog Facility

0–23

Severity of events to log

0–7

Specify how and whether or not audit logs are created.

Notes:

  • Enable Audit determines if events are recorded in the secure audit log and remote syslog. No is the factory default setting.
  • Enable Remote Syslog determines if logs are sent to a remote server. No is the factory default setting.
  • Remote Syslog Facility determines the value used to send logs to the remote syslog server. 4 is the factory default setting.
  • If the security audit log is activated, then the severity value of each event is recorded. 4 is the factory default setting.

Set Date and Time menu

Use

To

Current Date and Time

View the current date and time settings for the printer.

Manually Set Date and Time

[input date/time]

Enter the date and time.

Notes:

  • Manually setting the date and time sets Enable NTP to No.
  • The wizard lets you set the date and time in YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM format.
Time Zone

[list of time zones]

Select the time zone.

Note: GMT is the factory default settings.

Automatically observe DST

On

Off

Set the printer to use the applicable daylight saving time (DST) start and end times associated with the printer Time Zone setting.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Enable NTP

On

Off

Enable Network Time Protocol, which synchronizes the clocks of devices on a network.

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • This setting is turned off if you manually set the date and time.