Security menu

Edit Security Setups menu

Use

To

Edit Backup Password

Create a backup password.

Note: This menu item appears only when a backup password exists.

Edit Building Blocks

Edit the internal accounts, NTLM, various setups, password, and PIN.

Edit Security Templates

Add or edit a security template.

Edit Access Controls

Control access to printer menus, firmware updates, held jobs, and other access points.


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 attempts. 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 printer does not impose a lockout time.
  • “Panel Login Timeout” specifies how long the printer remains idle on the home screen before automatically logging off the user. 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 off the user. Settings range from 1–120 minutes. 10 minutes is the factory default setting.
Security Reset Jumper

Access controls=”No Security”

No Effect

Reset factory security defaults

Adjust the security settings.

Notes:

  • “Access controls=’No Security’” retains all the security information that the user has defined. “No Security" is the factory default setting.
  • “No Effect” means the reset has no effect on the printer security configuration.
  • “Reset factory security defaults” deletes all security information that the user has defined, and restores the factory default settings in the Miscellaneous Security menu.
LDAP Certificate Verification

Demand

Try

Allow

Never

Allow the user to request a server certificate.

Notes:

  • “Demand” means a server certificate is requested. If a bad certificate is provided or if no certificate is provided, then the session is terminated immediately. “Demand” is the factory default setting.
  • “Try” means a server certificate is requested. If no certificate is provided, then the session proceeds normally. If a bad certificate is provided, then the session is terminated immediately.
  • “Allow” means a server certificate is requested. If no certificate is provided, then the session proceeds normally. If a bad certificate is provided, then it will be ignored and the session proceeds normally.
  • “Never” means no server certificate is requested.
Minimum PIN Length

1–16

Limit the digit length of the personal identification number (PIN).

Note: 4 is the is the factory default setting.


Confidential Print menu

Use

To

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 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

Use

To

Export Log

Enable an authorized user to export the security log.

Notes:

  • To export the log from the printer control panel, attach a flash drive to the printer.
  • To export the log from the Embedded Web Server, download the log to a computer.
Delete Log

Yes

No

Specify whether audit logs are deleted.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Configure Log

Enable Audit

Yes

No

Enable Remote Syslog

Yes

No

Remote Syslog Server

[256 character string]

Remote Syslog Port

1–65535

Remote Syslog Method

Normal UDP

Stunnel

Remote Syslog Facility

0–23

Log full behavior

Wrap over oldest entries

E-mail log then delete all entries

Admin’s e-mail address

[256 character string]

Digitally sign exports

Off

On

Severity of events to log

0–7

Remote Syslog non-logged events

No

Yes

E-mail log cleared alert

No

Yes

E-mail log wrapped alert

No

Yes

E-mail % full alert

No

Yes

% full alert level

1–99

E-mail log exported alert

No

Yes

E-mail log settings changed alert

No

Yes

Log line endings

LF (\n)

CR (\r)

CRLF (\r\n)

Specify 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 sent to a remote server. No is the factory default setting.
  • “Remote Syslog Server” determines the value used to send logs to the remote syslog server. 4 is the factory default setting.
  • “Remote Syslog Port” identifies the port over which the printer transmits logged events to a remote server.
  • “Remote Syslog Method” identifies the protocol used by the printer to transmit logged events to a remote server. Normal UDP is the factory default setting.
  • “Remote Syslog Facility” determines the Facility value that the printer uses when sending events to the remote syslog server. 4 is the factory default setting.
  • “Log full behavior” determines how the printer resolves if the log entirely fills its allotted memory. “Wrap over oldest entries” is the factory default setting.
  • The value of the “Admin’s e-mail address setting can be a single e-mail address or a comma-delimited list of e-mail addresses.
  • “Digitally sign exports” determines if the printer automatically signs each exported security log. Off is the factory default setting.
  • “Severity of events to log” records the severity value of each event. 4 is the factory default setting.
  • “Remote Syslog non-logged events” determines if the printer sends events to the remote server that have a severity level greater than the value of the “Severity of events to log” setting. No is the factory default setting.
  • “E-mail log cleared alert” determines if the printer sends an e-mail to the administrator every time a log is deleted via printer control panel or EWS. No is the factory default setting.
  • “E-mail log wrapped alert” determines if the printer sends the administrator an e-mail when log entries are wrapping. No is the factory default setting.
  • “% full alert level” determines if the space occupied by log equals or exceeds the value of the full alert level. 90 is the factory default setting.
  • “E-mail % full alert” determines if the printer sends the administrator an e-mail when the log fills a certain amount of its allotted space. No is the factory default setting.
  • “E-mail log exported alert” determines if the printer sends the administrator an e-mail when there is a log exported. No is the factory default setting.
  • “E-mail log settings changed alert” determines if the printer sends the administrator an e-mail when the value of the Enable Audit Log setting is toggled.

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

Enter the date and time.

Notes:

  • Date/Time is set in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format.
  • Manually setting the date and time sets Enable NTP to No.
Time Zone

Select the time zone.

Note: GMT is the factory default setting.

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 and uses the applicable Daylight Saving Time associated with the Time Zone setting.

Custom Time Zone Setup

UTC Offset

DST Start Week

DST Start DayOff

DST Start Month

DST Start Time

DST End Week

DST End Day

DST End Month

DST End Time

DST Offset

Select the time zone.

Enable NTP

On

Off

Enable or disable Network Time Protocol, which synchronizes the clocks of printers on a network.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

NTP Server

View the NTP server address.

Enable Authentication

Off

On

Change the authentication setting to On or Off.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • If the authentication setting is enabled, then the printer will ask for the user credentials, such as user ID and password.