Securing printers using the default configurations

On some printer models, there is no default administrator user. The Guest user has open access and is not logged in. This setup grants the user access to all printer permissions and access controls. MVE handles this risk through default configurations. After a fresh installation, two advanced security components are created automatically. Each component contains the default security settings and preconfigured local administrator account. You can use these security components when creating a configuration, and then deploy and enforce the configuration to the new printers.

From the Configurations menu, click All Advanced Security Components.

A screenshot that shows the two default advanced security components created in MVE

Full account-based authentication

This security component is not supported on the following printer models.

This security component contains a User Name/Password Local Account called admin.

A screenshot showing the admin local account in the full account-based authentication security component

The admin account is a member of the Admin Group, whose permissions include function access controls and permissions to secure the printer and restrict public access. For more information, see Understanding permissions and function access controls.

A screenshot showing the Admin Group Permissions in the full acount-based authentication component

Before adding this component to a configuration, make sure to set the admin password and the printer credentials.

A screenshot showing the local account that needs a password
A screenshot showing that the printer credentials are needed

Simple template-based authentication

This security component contains a security template called Admin Password Protected that is configured with a Password Local Account.

A screenshot showing the password local account in the template-based security component
A screenshot showing the security template using the Admin Password local account

This security template is applied to the following access controls:

The remaining access controls are set to No Security. However, you can always set the other administrative printer menus to use the security template for more protection. For more information on the access controls, see Understanding permissions and function access controls.

Before adding this component to a configuration, make sure to set the password and the printer credentials.

A screenshot showing that the password is needed for the local account
A screenshot showing that the printer credentials are needed