Security menu

Miscellaneous menu

Menu item

Description

Login Restriction

Login failures

1-10 (3 attempts)

Failure time frame

1-60 (5 minutes)

Lockout time

1-60 (5 minutes)

Panel Login Timeout

1-900 (3 seconds)

Remote Login Timeout

1-120 (10 minutes)

Limits 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. 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. 5 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • “Lockout time” specifies how long users are locked out after exceeding the login failures limit. 5 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • “Panel Login Timeout” specifies how long the printer remains idle on the Home screen before automatically logging the user off. 3 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • “Remote Login Timeout” specifies how long a remote interface (for example, the Web page) can remain idle before automatically logging the user off. 10 minutes is the factory default setting.
Enable Drive

Enable

Disable

Enables or disables support for the front USB port

Note: Enable is the factory default setting.


Confidential Print menu

Menu item

Description

Max Invalid PIN

Off

2–10

Limits the number of times an invalid PIN can be entered

Notes:

  • Off is the default setting.
  • This menu item appears only if a printer hard disk is installed.
  • Once a limit is reached, the jobs for that user name and that PIN are deleted.
Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Limits the amount of time a confidential job stays in the printer before it is deleted

Notes:

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

Disk Wiping menu

Menu item

Description

Wiping Mode

Off

Auto

Manual

Disk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Notes:

  • This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • Due to the large amount of resources required for Automatic Wiping, activating this option may decrease printer performance, especially if the printer requires hard disk space faster than it can be wiped and returned to service.
Manual Wiping

Start now

Do not start now

Disk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Manual Wiping overwrites all disk space that has been used to hold data from a print job that has been processed (printed). This type of wipe does not erase any information related to an unprocessed print job.

Notes:

  • This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • "Do not start now" is the factory default setting.
  • If the Disk Wiping access control is activated, then a user must successfully authenticate and have the required authorization in order to initiate the disk wipe.
Automatic Method

Single pass

Multiple pass

Disk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Notes:

  • This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • Single pass is the factory default setting.
  • Highly confidential information should be wiped using the Multiple pass method only.
Manual Method

Single pass

Multiple pass

Disk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Both manual and scheduled wiping allow the file system to reuse marked disk space without first having to wipe it.

Notes:

  • This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • Single pass is the factory default setting.
  • Highly confidential information should be wiped using the Multiple Pass method only.
Scheduled Method

Single pass

Multiple pass

Disk Wiping erases only print job data that is not currently in use by the file system from the printer hard disk. All permanent data on the printer hard disk is preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

Both manual and scheduled wiping allow the file system to reuse marked disk space without first having to wipe it.

Notes:

  • This menu item appears only if a formatted, non-defective printer hard disk is installed.
  • Single pass is the factory default setting.
  • Highly confidential information should be wiped using the Multiple Pass method only.
  • Scheduled wipes are initiated without displaying a user warning or confirmation message.

Security Audit Log menu

Menu item

Description

Export Log

Enables an authorized user to export the security log

Notes:

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

Delete now

Do not delete

Specifies whether audit logs are deleted

Note: Delete Now is the factory default setting.

Configure Log

Enable Audit

Yes

No

Enable Remote Syslog

Yes

No

Remote Syslog Facility

0-23

Severity of events to log

0-7

Specifies whether and how the 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 being 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.
  • With the security audit log activated, the severity value of each event is recorded. 4 is the factory default setting.

Set Date/Time menu

Menu item

Description

View Date/Time

Lets you view the current date and time settings for the printer

Set Date/Time

<input date/time>

Note: Date/Time is set in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM format.

Time Zone

<list of time zones>

Note: GMT is the factory default setting.

Observe DST

On

Off

Note: On is the factory default setting and uses the applicable Daylight Saving Time associated with the Time Zone setting.

Enable NTP

On

Off

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

Note: On is the factory default setting.