Specifying settings for internal accounts
Settings selected in the Internal Accounts Settings section will determine the information an administrator must
submit when creating a new internal account, as well as the information a user must submit when authenticating.
• Require e-mail address—Select this box to make the E-mail address a required field when creating new internal
accounts.
• Required user credentials—Select either User ID or User ID and Password to specify the information a user
must submit when authenticating.
Using LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a standards-based, cross-platform, extensible protocol that runs
directly on top of the TCP/IP layer, and is used to access information stored in a specially organized information
directory. One of the strengths of LDAP is that it can interact with many different kinds of databases without special
integration, making it more flexible than other authentication methods.
Notes:
• Supported devices can store a maximum of five unique LDAP configurations. Each configuration must have a
unique name.
• Administrators can create up to 32 user-defined groups that apply to each unique LDAP configuration.
• As with any form of authentication that relies on an external server, users will not be able to access protected
device functions in the event of an outage that prevents the printer from communicating with the authenticating
server.
• To help prevent unauthorized access, users are encouraged to securely end each session by selecting Log out
on the printer control panel.
To add a new LDAP setup
1 From the Embedded Web Server Home screen, browse to Settings ª Security ª Edit Security Setups.
2 Under Edit Building Blocks, select LDAP.
3 Click Add an LDAP Setup.
4 The LDAP Server Setup dialog is divided into four parts:
General Information
• Setup Name—This name will be used to identify each particular LDAP Server Setup when creating security
templates.
• Server Address—Enter the IP Address or the Host Name of the LDAP server where the authentication will
be performed.
• Server Port—The port used by the Embedded Web Server to communicate with the LDAP server. The default
LDAP port is 389.
• Use SSL/TLS—From the drop-down menu select None, SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer
Security), or TLS.
• Userid Attribute—Type either cn (common name), uid, userid, or user-defined.
• Search Base—The Search Base is the node in the LDAP server where user accounts reside. Multiple search
bases may be entered, separated by commas.
Note: A Search Base consists of multiple attributes—such as cn (common name), ou (organizational unit),
o (organization), c (country), or dc (domain)—separated by commas.
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