Import/Export

What is Import/Export?

To display this screen, click Import/Export on the menu of Maintenance tab.

Various settings of this machine can be saved (exported) to a computer. This screen is available when you want to back up various settings of this machine or apply the same setting to multiple devices.

Import/Export Example for Device Setting

Item

Description

Device Setting

Shows various setting values of this machine. Carries out Import/Export for device information such as network setting.

Counter

Shows information of various counters for this machine.

You can select counter information to be exported concerning counter by user or counter by account.

Authentication Information

Shows authentication information to be managed on this machine.

You can select whether to export all authentication information or export only the user registration information.

The authentication information file to be exported can be encrypted with a password as needed.

Restriction Code List

Shows the restriction code list for an OpenAPI-cooperative application that is not recommended by us.

Tips
  • By clicking Authentication Information, you can import or export the user registration information and the total authentication data backup.

  • In the following case, Authentication Information is not displayed:
    When middle server authentication is used, or external server authentication and middle server authentication are used as the authentication method.

  • In the following case, you cannot import or export the user registration information:
    When User Authentication is set to OFF, and Account Track is set to ON
    When User Authentication is set to ON (External Server)
    For details about the User Authentication and Account Track settings, refer to [General Settings].
    The Utility Menu screen also allows you to make the User Authentication and Account Track settings. For details, refer to [General Settings].

This screen allows you to import setting files from a computer to the machine, or to export them from the machine to a computer.

Import

  1. Select Device Setting, Authentication Information, or Restriction Code List as a file to be imported from a computer to the machine, then click Import.

  2. Click Browse to search the desired file on the computer and select it.

  3. Click OK. The specified setting file is imported from the computer to the machine.

Export

  1. Select Device Setting, Counter, Authentication Information, or Restriction Code List as a file to be transferred from the machine to the computer, then click OK.

  2. On each setting screen, click Export.

    • supplementary explanationWhen selecting Counter, select the counter to be exported.

  3. Click OK. The file downloading screen is displayed.

  4. Click Download.

  5. Click Save, then specify the directory to save the file. The download completion screen is displayed.

  6. Click Close The data file is exported from the machine.

  7. Click Back. The Import/Export screen is displayed.