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Descriptions of Setup Buttons

Description of Setup Buttons (Administrator Settings)

USB Timeout[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [Printer Settings]
        • [USB Timeout]

When this machine is connected via USB to the computer, change the communication timeout time if necessary.

[60 sec.] is specified by default.

User Authentication[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [General Settings]
          • [User Authentication]

Configure the general settings for user authentication.

SettingsDescription
[Authenticate]/[OFF]
Specify whether to implement user authentication.
[OFF] is specified by default.
[General Settings]
Select a user authentication method.
[ON (MFP)]
The authentication function of this machine is used for user authentication. This authentication method only allows users registered on this machine to use it.
[ON (MFP)] is specified by default.
[External Server Authentication]
Interacts with the authentication server used for user authentication in the operating environment. This authentication method only allows users registered on the authentication server to use this machine.
Register the authentication server beforehand from [Administrator Settings] - [User Authentication/Account Track] - [External Server Settings].
[Main + External Server]
Select this option to enable login using the authentication function of the MFP in case a trouble occurs on the external authentication server.
[Overwrite User Info]
Configure this option if [External Server Authentication] or [Main + External Server] is selected with [General Settings].
When external server authentication is used, authenticated user information is also managed on this machine.
If the number of users authenticated by the external server has reaches the maximum number of users this machine can manage, authentication of a new user is not allowed. Specify whether to allow registration of user information by overwriting.
If you select [Allow], a new user is registered while information on the oldest authenticated user is deleted from the registered user information.
[Restrict] is specified by default.
[Default Authentication Method]
Select your preferred authentication method if [Main + External Server] is selected in [General Settings].
[External Server Authentication] is specified by default.

User Authentication Setting (NDS)[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [Network Settings]
        • [NetWare Settings]
          • [User Authentication Setting (NDS)]

Select whether to use the NDS (Novell Directory Service) authentication.

[ON] is specified by default.

User Authentication Settings[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [User Authentication Settings]

When employing user authentication, enter the user information. In addition, configure function permission for each user and confirm the use status.

SettingsDescription
[Administrative Settings]
Configure the display of the user name list, the function permission applied to external server authentication, and the ID & Print function.
For details, refer to Here.
[User Registration]
Register the user information. In addition, configure function permission and the upper limit of the number of printable sheets for each user.
For details, refer to Here.
[User Counter]
Use this option to check the number of pages for each user and to reset the counter.
For details, refer to Here.

User Authentication/Account Track[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]

Configure user authentication and account track.

This function allows you to restrict users who can use this machine or manage the use status of this machine. Specify the authentication method, or register user information or account track information.

SettingsDescription
[General Settings]
Configure the methods of user authentication and account track authentication and other settings for the authentication function of this machine.
[User Authentication Settings]
When employing user authentication, enter the user information. In addition, configure function permission for each user and confirm the use status.
[Account Track Settings]
When employing account track, register the account information. In addition, configure function permission for each account and confirm the use status.
[Print without Authentication]
Select whether to allow users to start print jobs without authentication information (jobs for which the print command is executed even though user authentication or account track is not correctly configured in the printer driver).
[Print Counter List]
A print counter list is printed.
[External Server Settings]
When employing external server authentication, register the authentication server. When registering multiple authentication servers, register the one you want to normally use as the default value.
[Limiting Access to Destinations]
Limit the access to destinations for each user.
[Authentication Device Settings]
When using the Authentication Unit, configure the authentication method and logout procedure.
[User/Account Common Setting]
Configure settings common to user authentication and account track, such as the display of confirmation window at logout and the method of managing single-color/2-color printing.
[Scan to Home Settings]
Select whether to enable the Scan to Home function.
This item can be configured when Active Directory is used as an authentication server.
[Scan to Authorized Folder Settings]
Specify whether to limit transmission destinations. The authentication information of the users who have logged in to this machine is used for accessing a shared folder on the network.
[Print Simple Auth.]
Select whether to allow authentication that is based only on the user name (quick authentication for printing) when the printer driver is used for printing in an environment where user authentication is employed. When employing external server authentication, register the authentication server for quick authentication for printing.

User Box[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [One-Touch/User Box Registration]
        • [Create One-Touch Destination]
          • [Address Book (Public)]
            • [User Box]
              • [New]

Register user boxes to save.

SettingsDescription
[No.]
Destination registration number. [No.] is automatically registered using an unused smaller number. If you want to specify a number, tap [No.] and enter the number within the range of 1 to 2000.
[Name]
Enter the destination name to be displayed on the Touch Panel (using up to 24 characters).
Assign a name that helps you easily identify the destination.
[Sort Character]
Enter the same name as the registered name (using up to 24 characters).
You can sort destinations by registration name.
[Index]
Select a corresponding character so that the destination can be index-searched by registration name.
  • If an alphabet character is specified for the initial of a registration name, search text is automatically specified with the alphabet character. If anything other than alphabet character is specified for the initial of a registration name, [etc] is specified by default.
  • For a frequently used destination, also select [Favorites]. If [Favorites] is selected, the destination will appear in the main screen in fax/scan mode, enabling the user to easily select a destination.
[User Box]
Select a User Box to save files in.
Tips
  • To check the settings for a registered destination, select its registered name, then tap [Check Job Set.].
  • To change the settings for a registered destination, select its registered name, then tap [Edit].
  • To delete a registered destination, select its registered name, then tap [Delete].

User Box Administrator Setting[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [Security Settings]
        • [User Box Administrator Setting]

If necessary, assign a user box administrator if the user authentication has been adopted into this machine.

The user box administrator can create or delete a user box for all users as well as can use files in the boxes.

If the administrator of this machine wishes to delegate only the management of files in the boxes to someone, assign a user box administrator.

SettingsDescription
[Allow]/[Restrict]
Allows the User Box administrator to control User Box files or not.
[Restrict] is specified by default.
[Password Setting]
Enters the password of User Box Administrator (using up to 64 characters).

User Box Settings[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [System Settings]
        • [User Box Settings]

Specify the user box settings, such as deletion of unnecessary user boxes and files, and the time until the file saved in each user box is automatically deleted.

SettingsDescription
[Delete Unused User Box]
A User Box in which no files are saved is recognized as an unnecessary User Box and deleted.
For details, refer to Here.
[Delete Secure Print Documents]
All files saved in the Secure Print User Box are deleted.
For details, refer to Here.
[Auto Delete Secure Document]
Specify the time to automatically delete files in the Secure Print User Box, from the date/time the files were saved.
For details, refer to Here.
[Encrypted PDF Delete Time]
Specify the time to automatically delete files in the Password Encrypted PDF User Box, from the date/time the files were saved.
For details, refer to Here.
[ID & Print Delete Time]
Specify the time to automatically delete documents in the ID & Print User BOX, from the date/time the document was saved or the date/time they were last printed.
For details, refer to Here.
[Document Hold Setting]
Specify whether to keep the file in the Public User Box, Personal User Box, Group User Box, or Annotation User Box after it is printed or sent.
For details, refer to Here.
[External Memory Function Settings]
Specify whether to allow users to print and read files from a USB memory device and to save files to a USB memory device.
For details, refer to Here.
[Allow/Restrict User Box]
You can enable or disable each user to create, edit, and delete a user box.
For details, refer to Here.
[ID & Print Delete after Print Setting]
Select whether to ask the user if they want to delete the file from the ID & Print User Box after it is printed or to always delete the file without making confirmation.
For details, refer to Here.
[Document Delete Time Setting]
For all the Public User Boxes, Personal User Boxes, and Group User Boxes, the administrator specifies the time to automatically delete files from the date/time the files were last printed or sent.
For details, refer to Here.

User Counter[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [User Authentication Settings]
          • [User Counter]

Use this option to check the number of pages for each user and to reset the counter.

Select the registration number of a user subject to counter checking and tap [Counter Details].

SettingsDescription
[Counter Details]
Shows the counter for the selected user. You can check the number of pages used for each function or color.
Tap [Eco Info] to display the ratios of color printing, 2-sided printing and page combination by the user and check how effectively toner and paper saving is accomplished.
Tap [Clear Counter] to clear the user's counter.
[Reset All Counters]
Resets counters for all users.

User Name List[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [User Authentication Settings]
          • [Administrative Settings]
            • [User Name List]

Select whether to display the [User Name List] icon in the login screen.

Selecting [ON] enables you to select the login user from the list of user names registered in this machine.

[OFF] is specified by default.

User Paper Settings[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [System Settings]
        • [Expert Adjustment]
          • [User Paper Settings]

Register special paper with [User Paper 1] through [User Paper 6]. Configure setting for the basic weight and media adjustment.

For details, contact your service representative.

User Registration[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [User Authentication Settings]
          • [User Registration]
            • [Edit]

Register the user information. In addition, configure function permission and the upper limit of the number of printable sheets for each user.

Select a number and tap [Edit], and the user registration or editing screen is displayed.

To limit the public user functions, tap [] on the number selection screen. Then, select [Public] and tap [Edit].

SettingsDescription
[User Name]
Enter the user name to log in to the MFP (using up to 64 characters).
You cannot configure the same user name as an the one which has already been assigned to a registered user. Once a user name is registered, it cannot be changed.
[Password]
Enter the password to log in to this machine (using up to 64 characters).
[E-Mail Address]
Enter the user's E-mail address (using up to 320 characters) if necessary.
If the E-mail address is registered, the Scan to Me function is available to the user.
[Max. Allowance Set]
Set the maximum number of pages that the user can print.
  • [Total Allowance]: Specify the total number of pages that can be printed. To omit setting of the maximum, select [No Limit].
  • [Individual Allowance]: Specify the number of pages that can be printed separately for [Color] and [Black]. To omit setting of the maximum, select [No Limit].
Tap [All Users] to apply the maximum setting to all users.
[No Limit] is specified by default.
[Register Auth. Info.]
If the Authentication Unit is used to adopt the user authentication, tap [Edit] to register authentication information.
To delete authentication information, tap [Delete].
[Function Permission]
Restrict functions available to users.
Specify whether to restrict the following functions, respectively:
  • [Copy]: [Full Color/Black] is specified by default.
  • [Scan]: [Full Color/Black] is specified by default.
  • [Fax]: [Full Color/Black] is specified by default.
  • [Print]: [Full Color/Black] is specified by default.
  • [User Box]: [Allow] is specified by default.
  • [Print Scan/Fax TX]: [Full Color/Black] is specified by default.
  • [Save to External Memory]: [Restrict] is specified by default.
  • [External Memory Document Scan]: [Restrict] is specified by default.
  • [Manual Destination Input]: [Allow] is specified by default.
  • [Biometric/IC Card Info. Registration]: [Restrict] is specified by default.
  • [Cellular Phone/PDA]: [Allow] is specified by default.
  • [Web Browser]: [Allow] is specified by default.
Tap [All Users] to apply the Function Permission to all users.
[Pause]
Disable registered users temporarily if necessary. If [Stop Job] is set, the users cannot log in to the MFP any longer.
Tap [All Users] to temporarily suspend the use of this machine by any user.
[Continue Job] is specified by default.
[Custom Pattern Function]
Specify the display pattern of function keys in the Copy, Scan/Fax and User Box modes for each user.
  • [Full Functions]: Displays all function keys.
  • [Standard Functions] (Not displayed in some areas): Displays commonly used function keys.
  • [Basic Functions]: Only displays the more basic function keys than [Standard Functions] keys.
  • [Disable]: User-specific pattern is not configured. The settings of this machines are applied.
You can set this option by selecting [Allow] in [Administrator Settings] - [System Settings] - [Custom Display Settings] - [User/Admin Function Permissions].
[Disable] is specified by default.
[Synchronize Account Track]
Specify whether to synchronize user authentication and account track when both user authentication and account track are implemented.
Tap [All Users] to apply the setting for synchronizing user authentication and account track to all users.
You can set this option by selecting [Synchronize by User] in [Administrator Settings] - [User Authentication/Account Track] - [General Settings] - [Synchronize User Authentication & Account Track].
[Account Name]
If user authentication and account track are implemented and if they are synchronized with each other, select the account to which the user belongs.
Account names must be registered in advance.
Tips
  • To change the registered user information, select the registration number and tap [Edit].
  • To delete a registered user, select the registration number and tap [Delete].
  • When using user authentication and account track in combination, register account information beforehand in [Administrator Settings] - [User Authentication/Account Track] - [Account Track Settings] - [Account Track Registration].
  • Information on users authenticated by the external authentication server is also registered. You can change the settings of [Max. Allowance Set], [Function Permission], [Custom Pattern Function], [Synchronize Account Track], and [Account Name] for users authenticated by the external authentication server if necessary.

User/Account Common Setting[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [User Authentication/Account Track]
        • [User/Account Common Setting]

Configure settings common to user authentication and account track, such as the display of confirmation window at logout and the method of managing single-color/2-color printing.

SettingsDescription
[Logout Confirmation Screen Display Setting]
Specify whether to display the logout confirmation screen on the Touch Panel when you log out of the login mode (Recipient User or Public User) entered by pressing Access.
For details, refer to Here.
[Single Color > 2 Color Output Management]
Switch settings for single color or 2-color printing between options to handle it as either color or black-and-white printing.
For details, refer to Here.
[Counter Remote Control]
Specify whether to allow acquisition of counter information managed on this machine when a remote diagnosis system is used.
For details, refer to Here.

User/Admin Function Permissions[Utility]

To display:
  • [Utility]
    • [Administrator Settings]
      • [System Settings]
        • [Custom Display Settings]
          • [User/Admin Function Permissions]

Specify whether to allow changes of the function key display pattern by user/account when user authentication/account track is enabled.

[Restrict] is specified by default.