Specifying Basic Authentication

Log in as the machine administrator from the control panel.

For details on how to log in, see Administrator Login Method.

Press [System Settings].

Press [Administrator Tools].

Press [Next].

Press [User Authentication Management].

Select [Basic Auth.].

If you do not want to enable user authentication, select [Off].

In “Available Functions”, select which of the machine's functions you want to permit.

The functions you select here become the default Basic Authentication settings that will be assigned to all new users of the Address Book.

For details about specifying available functions for individuals or groups, see Limiting Available Functions.

Select the “Printer Job Authentication” level.

For a description of the printer job authentication levels, see Printer Job Authentication.

If you select [Entire] or [Simple (All)], proceed to Step 12.

If you select [Simple (Limitation)], proceed to Step 9.

Press [Change] for "Limitation Range".

Specify the range in which [Simple (Limitation)] is applied to "Printer Job Authentication".

You can specify the IPv4 address range to which this setting is applied. Also, you can specify whether or not to apply the setting to the parallel and USB interfaces.

Press [Exit].

Press [OK].

Log out.

For details about logging out, see Administrator Logout Method.