General Settings

Click General Settings on the menu of User Auth/Account Track tab to display this page.

When middle server authentication is used, or external server authentication and middle server authentication are used as the authentication method, this item is not displayed.

This screen allows you to make settings concerning the user authentication/account track.

Item

Description

User Authentication

Specify whether or not to activate the user authentication function on the machine. Selecting ON (MFP) sets the machine to ask the user authentication procedure before use.

Public User Access

Specify whether or not to allow users to operate the machine without being authenticated by using an IC card as well as entering a password, account name, or account password.

Ticket Hold Time Setting (Active Directory)

Change the time to hold the Kerberos authentication ticket when Active Directory is used as an authentication server. The available range is from 1 to 600 minutes.

Account Track

Specify whether or not to activate the account track function on the machine. Selecting ON sets the machine to ask the account authentication procedure before use.

Account Track Input Method

Set the machine to require Account Name & Password or Password Only when the account track function is activated.

Synchronize User Authentication & Account Track

Specify whether or not to synchronize the user authentication and account track functions.

Number of Counters Assigned for Users

Specify the number of user authentication. The total number of authentication is 999 and to be distributed between users and accounts; consequently the remainder after the number set here is subtracted is the number of account authentication.

When Number of Jobs Reach Maximum

Select the action of the machine when the specified limit count is reached in a job operated by each user or account. The upper limit can be specified in the operation of User Registration or Account Track Registration.

Count Sample Print

Specify whether or not to include the page count of sample prints into the counter.

AD Auth. LDAP over SSL

Select whether to use LDAP over SSL on Active Directory. Select the checkbox when using this option.

AD Auth. LDAP over SSL Port No.

Set the port number when using LDAP over SSL on Active Directory (1 to 65535).