Understanding secured devices

There may be various configurations for a secured device. However, MVE only supports devices that are either fully unrestricted or fully restricted.

 

Fully unrestricted

Fully restricted

Device settings

Remote Management permission or Remote Management Function Access Control (RM FAC)

Note: For a list of devices that support security settings, see the Release Notes.

No authentication or no security

An authentication method is configured to restrict public access to the Remote Management and Security Menu permissions, or a security template is assigned to RM FAC.

Significant ports

The following ports are open:

  • UDP 161 (SNMP)

  • UDP 9300/9301/9302 (NPAP)

The UDP 161 (SNMP) port is open.

Security-related ports

The following ports are open:

  • UDP 5353 (mDNS)

  • TCP 6110

  • TCP/UDP 6100 (LST)

The following ports are open:

  • UDP 5353 (mDNS)

  • TCP 6110

  • TCP/UDP 6100 (LST)

MVE settings

Discovery profile

The Include secured printers in the discovery option is cleared.

The Include secured printers in the discovery option is selected.

Are secure channels used for communication between MVE and the network devices?

No

Note: In some printer models, secure channels are used even on fully unrestricted devices.

Yes

How do I determine the security configuration of the devices in my network?

In the main data grid in MVE, an open padlock icon appears beside the IP address of a fully unrestricted device.

In the main data grid in MVE, a closed padlock icon appears beside the IP address of a fully restricted device.

Note: If MVE cannot identify the communication credentials of the device, then the closed padlock icon has a red slash through it. To remove the red slash, set the correct communication credentials for the security settings in the configuration before enforcing it to the restricted device.

How do I search for devices that have this type of configuration?

  1. From the “Bookmarks and Advanced Search” area, select All Printers.

  2. From the Search Results Summary area, scroll down to the Communications category, and then select Unsecured.

  1. From the “Bookmarks and Advanced Search” area, select All Printers.

  2. From the Search Results Summary area, scroll down to the Communications category, and then select Secured.