Functions of Enhanced Security Mode

Enhanced passwords

Specify the CE password and administrator password using 8 to 64 alphanumeric characters (the alphabetic characters are case-sensitive).

The account password should be made from 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive).

The user password is normally made from 1 to 64 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive); however, the user password less than 8 characters cannot be used in the Enhanced Security mode. If you enter 64 or more characters, the last entered character will be identified as the 64th character.

The HDD lock password should be made from 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive). If you enter 32 or more characters, the last entered character will be identified as the 32nd character.

If the account password is specified with eight or more characters, the last entered character will be identified as the eighth character.

The machine in the Enhanced Security mode also refuses any entry for 5 seconds, if a wrong password is entered for one of the 5 passwords mentioned above.

We recommend that each password should be changed on a regular basis in order to prevent illicit access or falsification of data.

Data access

Ensure that a user is required to enter an enhanced password which has been set by the administrator, in order to save data into the user box stored in HDD or output the stored data.

When saving data into a user box, you can improve security by setting an enhanced password. Only administrators can delete folders and user boxes that contain data. Once a user box attribute has been changed, user authentication with an enhanced password is required. User authentication is also required to use saved data.

Limitation of network functions

When the Enhanced Security mode is set to ON, available network ports are limited to the ports used for the following print functions. Other network ports are not available.

IPP Print
LPR Print
RAW Print

Blocking external accesses

No access is allowed over telephone lines other than CS Remote Care.

Unavailable applications

Create, save and analyze an audit log

A history of security function operations is created and saved as an audit log. Date and time, information identifying the person who made the operation, details of the operation, and results of the operation are saved, enabling analysis of unauthorized accesses. This log will be overwritten if the audit area is depleted.

Administrator authentication

A service representative is supposed to set up an authentication data for an administrator. According to this authentication data, the administrator gains authorized access by entering the administrator password. Only one authentication string can be registered per machine.

Administrator setting mode

The machine enters the administrator setting mode when password authentication is successfully made by the administrator. In the administrator setting mode, setting change of various machine functions is available.

Be sure to exit the administrator setting mode if you leave in front of the machine while using this mode.

IC Card

If the Enhanced Security mode is set to ON, the machine rejects the user authentication if it is made using an IC card.

USB port functions

Printing through computer

An image controller and a printer driver are required to print data through a computer. Using the image controller that supports the Enhanced Security mode, you can store the print data in the internal memory or on the HDD by entering a user name from the printer driver. The stored data can be output after successful authentication of the user name with its corresponding password entered from the printer driver when the data was stored. Note that the stored data can potentially be printed by others if you use somebody else's user name to store the print data.

For details about the image controller and printer driver that support the Enhanced Security mode, contact your service representative.

Synchronously set and restricted functions