Available Operations with the [Configure] Tab

In the [Configure] tab, you can register a method to obtain information about the installation status of optional devices on this machine as well as the information about this machine in the driver.

Setting

Description

[Device Option]

The model name, options installed on this machine, and authentication settings of this machine are displayed.

When the settings of this machine cannot be obtained, you need to manually change the settings. Select an item to change from the list, and set a value in the [Setting].

[Obtain Device Information]

The PC communicates with this machine and obtains the optional device installation information.

In [Obtain Settings...], set the method of obtaining the information on this machine.

[Obtain Settings...]

Configure the settings to obtain the information of this machine.

[Auto]

Select this check box to automatically obtain the information of this machine.

[Destination Settings]

Set the communication method to use to obtain information from this machine.

  • [Device which Connect with Printer Port]: Information is obtained from the printing port specified in the [Port] tab in the driver.

  • [Specify IP Address or Printer Name]: Information is obtained by connecting to a device with the entered IP address or printer name.

[SNMP Settings]

Configure SNMP v1/v2c and SNMP v3 communication settings.

  • [UDP Port Number]: Change the UDP port number as needed.

  • [SNMP Version]: Select the required SNMP version.

  • [SNMP v1/v2c Setting]: Configure SNMP v1 or v2c settings.
    [Read Community Name]: Enter a read-only community name.

  • [SNMP v3 Setting]: Configure SNMP v3 settings.
    [Discovery User Name]: Enter the user name for detection.
    [Read User Name]: Enter the read-only user name.
    [Context Name]: Enter the SNMP context name.
    [Security Level]: Select a security level for the read-only user.
    [Authentication Algorithm]: Select an authentication algorithm.
    [Read auth]: Enter the authentication password of the read-only user.
    [Encryption Algorithm]: Select an encryption algorithm.
    [Read priv]: Enter the password for privacy (encryption) of the read-only user.

[Enter Password to acquire Device Information]

Enter the password for user authentication if the device information is password-protected against access through the driver by setting [Assign Account to Acquire Device Info] ( [Assign Account to Acquire Device Info] ) on this machine.

[Use proxy server]

Specify whether to conduct printing and communications using the proxy server set to the computer.

[Encryption Passphrase]

Select this check box when you want to set your own encryption passphrase.

The encryption passphrase is used to cipher the authentication password when it is sent to this machine during fax transmission. In normal circumstances, the authentication password is encrypted using the encryption passphrase registered in advance in this machine. However, you can change the encryption passphrase when necessary.

To change the encryption passphrase, change the settings of this machine, then enter the preset encryption passphrase for the driver. For details on how to change the encryption passphrase, refer to [Changing the Encryption Passphrase] .

Tips
  • When [Auto] in [Obtain Settings...] is enabled and the computer is unable to communicate with this machine, the computer takes a long time to display the [Properties] screen or the [Printing Preferences] screen.