7.7 Security Features 145
7.7 Security Features
This section explains various security features of the printer and how to configure them. The
information in this section is intended for the system administrator of the printer.
Overview of the Security Features
The following table lists the security features of the printer. For details on each feature, refer
to the reference pages in the table.
Feature Description Refer to
Control panel lock The user access to the control panel can be controlled using a
password.
"Panel Settings" (P. 97)
Secure Print When printing a confidential document or document that you
do not want third parties to see, you can temporarily store the
document in the printer and print it after entering a password
on the control panel.
Note
• To use this feature, the hard disk or the additional memory
(optional) must be installed.
"3.4 Printing Confidential
Documents - Secure
Print -" (P. 50)
SSL data encryption for
HTTP communication
When sending data to your printer over a network, the
transmission can be encrypted using SSL.
Note
• This feature is not supported on the model available in
China.
"SSL Data Encryption for
HTTP Communication"
(P. 146)
Data reception control by
IP address
Data reception on the printer can be controlled by registering
the IP address of computers that are permitted to send data.
"IP Filter" (P. 86)
or
"Controlling Data
Reception by IP
Address" (P. 150)
User access control by the
Authentication feature
Print requests from computers can be controlled using the
printer's Authentication feature.
"7.8 Authentication and
Auditron Administration
Features" (P. 156)
IPsec data encryption When sending data to your printer over a network, the
transmission can be encrypted using the IPsec feature.
To enable the IPsec feature, configure the settings on
CentreWare Internet Services.
This feature is supported only on Windows Vista. Configure
the same settings on CentreWare Internet Services as what
you configured on Windows Vista.
Note
• This feature is not supported on the model available in
China.
"IPsec Data Encryption"
(P. 152)
or
Online help for Cen-
treWare Internet Serv-
ices.
IEEE 802.1x authentication When connecting your printer to a network secured by IEEE
802.1x authentication, this feature enables your printer to
exchange authentication information.
To enable the 802.1x feature, configure the settings on Cen-
treWare Internet Services.
Configure the same settings on CentreWare Internet Services
as what you configured on the Authentication Server.
Note
• This feature is not supported on the model available in
China.
"IEEE 802.1x Authentica-
tion" (P. 154)
or
Online help for Cen-
treWare Internet Serv-
ices.
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