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Available Operations with the [Configure] Tab

In the [Configure] tab, you can register a method to obtain information about the installation status of optional devices on this machine as well as the information about this machine in the fax driver.

SettingsDescription
[Device Option]
The model name, options installed on this machine, and authentication settings of this machine are displayed.
When the settings of this machine cannot be obtained, you need to manually change the settings. Select an item to change from the list, and set a value in the [Setting].
[Obtain Device Information]
The PC communicates with this machine and obtains the optional device installation information.
In [Obtain Settings...], set the method of obtaining the information on this machine.
[Obtain Settings...]
Configure the settings to obtain the information of this machine.
[Automatic Retrieval Settings]
Select whether to obtain device information automatically.
  • [Auto]: Select this check box to automatically obtain the information of this machine.
  • [Do not retrieve in Sleep Mode]: Select this check box if you do not wish to release the sleep mode of the machine when automatically obtaining the device information from this machine. If the check box is selected, the device information is not obtained when this machine is in sleep mode.
[Destination Settings]
Set the communication method to use to obtain information from this machine.
  • [Device which Connect with Printer Port]: Information is obtained from the printing port specified in the [Port] tab in the fax driver.
  • [Specify IP Address or Printer Name]: Information is obtained by connecting to a device with the entered IP address or printer name.
[Read Community Name]
Enter the Read Community Name used to obtain information from this machine if you have changed the SNMP Read Community Name on this machine.
[Enter Password to acquire Device Information]
Enter the password for user authentication if the device information is password protected against access through the fax driver on this machine.
[Encryption Passphrase]
Select this check box to set a unique encryption passphrase.
The encryption passphrase is used to cipher the authentication password when it is sent to this machine during fax transmission. Normally, the authentication password is encrypted using the encryption passphrase registered in advance in this machine. However, you can change the encryption passphrase when necessary.
To change the encryption passphrase, change the settings of this machine, then enter the preset encryption passphrase for the fax driver. For details on how to change the encryption passphrase, refer to Here.
Tips
  • When [Auto] in [Obtain Settings...] is enabled and the computer is unable to communicate with this machine, the computer takes a long time to display the [Properties] screen or the [Printing Preferences] screen.
  • If you are using the machine from a Windows XP/Server 2003 PC via USB connection, [Obtain Device Information] cannot be used.
Related setting (for the administrator)
  • You can use a password to restrict the ability to obtain device information from the printer driver (default: [No]). For details, refer to Here.
    To configure settings, select [Utility] - [Administrator Settings] - [Printer Settings] - [Assign Account to Acquire Device Info].