Login methods

About login mode

Two login modes of Web Connection are provided: the "administrator mode" and the "user mode".

Login mode

Description

Administrator mode

Available for the administrator of this machine. To log in, you need to enter the administrator password.

In this mode, you can perform settings and operations for administrators.

User mode

Available for users of this machine.

The following types of users exist. The login method and operations available after logging in differ depending on the login user type.

Registered user

Log in as the registered user when user authentication is enabled.

In this mode, you can perform settings and operations for registered users.

Administrator user

The administrator of this machine logs in as a user with administrator authority. To log in, you need to enter the administrator password.

In this mode, you can delete all user jobs.

User Box administrator

Available when the User Box administrator is specified. To log in, you need to enter the User Box administrator password of this machine.

In this mode, you can use the User Box registered on this machine regardless of the setting of User Box password.

Public user

Log in as a general user, which is not registered in this machine, when user authentication is enabled. This is available when Public User is enabled.

In this mode, you can perform settings and operations for public users.

Tips

Logging in as the administrator

  1. Select [Administrator] in [User Type].

  2. Enter the administrator password for this machine.

  3. Click [Login].

    The administrator mode window appears.

  4. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  5. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.

Tips
  • You can log in to the administrator mode to change settings of this machine even when a job is running or an error or paper jam is occurring on this machine. However, setting change that affects an active job will not be immediately reflected. To check whether settings have been reflected, select [Maintenance] - [Confirm update settings for Held Jobs.] in the administrator mode.

  • Depending on the status of this machine, you may not be able to log in to the administrator mode.

The registered user with administrator authority logs in as the administrator

preconditionA pre-setting is required to allow the registered user to log in with administrator privileges. For details, refer to [Configuring a setting so that a user can log in to this machine using administrator privileges] .

  1. Select [Registered User] in [User Type].

  2. Enter the user name and password.

  3. Set [Login with administrator rights.] to ON.

  4. Click [Login].

    The administrator mode window appears.

  5. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  6. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.

Tips
  • You can log in to the administrator mode to change settings of this machine even when a job is running or an error or paper jam is occurring on this machine. However, setting change that affects an active job will not be immediately reflected. To check whether settings have been reflected, select [Maintenance] - [Confirm update settings for Held Jobs.] in the administrator mode.

  • Depending on the status of this machine, you may not be able to log in to the administrator mode.

Logging in as a registered user

  1. Select [Registered User] in [User Type].

    supplementary explanationWhen the administrator of this machine wants to log in to the user mode, select [Administrator (User Mode)] in [User Type].

  2. Enter the user name and password.

    supplementary explanationIf you select [Administrator (User Mode)] in step 1, enter the administrator password.

  3. When [Server Name] is displayed, select the server to perform authentication.

  4. Click [Login].

    The page in user mode is displayed.

  5. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  6. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.

Logging in as a public user

  1. Select [Public User] in [User Type].

  2. Click [Login].

    The page in user mode is displayed.

  3. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  4. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.

Logging in as a administrator user

  1. Select [Administrator (User Mode)] in [User Type].

  2. Enter the administrator password for this machine.

  3. Click [Login].

    The page in user mode is displayed.

  4. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  5. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.

Logging in as the User Box administrator

  1. Select [User Box Administrator] in [User Type].

  2. Enter the password of the User Box administrator.

  3. Click [Login].

    The page in user mode is displayed.

  4. After a target operation is completed, click [Logout].

  5. Click [OK] in the logout confirmation window.