Security menu

Miscellaneous Security Settings menu

Menu item

Description

Login Restriction

Login failures

1–10

Failure time frame

1–60

Lockout time

1–60

Panel Login Timeout

1–900

Remote Login Timeout

1–120

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. 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Remote Login Timeout specifies how long a remote interface (for example, a Web page) can remain idle before automatically logging the user off. 10 minutes is the factory default setting.

Confidential Print menu

Menu item

Description

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Max Invalid PIN

Off

2–10

Limits the number of times an invalid PIN can be entered

Notes:

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

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

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

Notes:

  • If the Job Expiration setting is changed while confidential print jobs reside on 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 printer RAM are deleted.
Repeat Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Sets a time limit on how long the printer stores print jobs

Verify Job Expiration

Off

1 hour

4 hours

24 hours

1 week

Sets 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

Sets 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 hard disk are preserved, such as downloaded fonts, macros, and held jobs.

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

Use

To

Wiping Mode

Off

Auto

Manual

Specify the mode for erasing temporary data files.

Note: Auto is the factory default setting.

Automatic Method

Single pass

Multi-pass

Specify a method for automatic disk wiping.

Notes:

  • Single pass is the factory default setting.
  • Highly confidential information should be erased using only the Multiple pass method.
Manual Method

Single pass

Multi-pass

Specify a method for manual disk wiping.

Note: Single pass is the factory default setting.

Scheduled Method

Single pass

Multi-pass

Specify a method for a scheduled disk wiping.

Note: Single pass is the factory default setting.


Security Audit Log menu

Menu item

Description

Export Log

Enables an authorized user to export the audit log

Notes:

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

Yes

No

Specifies whether audit logs are deleted

Note: “Yes” is the factory default setting.

Configure Log

Enable Audit

No

Yes

Enable Remote Syslog

No

Yes

Remote Syslog Facility

0–23

Severity of events to log

0–7

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

Set Date and Time menu

Menu item

Description

Current Date and Time

Shows the current date and time settings for the printer

Manually Set Date and Time

[input date/time]

Notes:

  • Date and Time is set in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM format.
  • Manually setting the date and time sets Enable NTP to Off.
Time Zone

[list of time zones]

Note: GMT is the factory default setting.

Automatically observe DST

On

Off

Note: On is the factory default setting. This 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

Notes:

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