Restricting the Users Who Can Access

You can restrict the users who can access with MAC addresses using a Web browser (Remote UI).
Always use the Remote UI to specify the MAC address. The control panel allows you only to switch the address filter setting between On and Off.
1
Start the Remote UI, and then log in as Administrator.
2
Click [Settings/Registration].
3
Select [Security] from the [Management Settings] menu.
4
Click [MAC Address Filter].
5
Click [Edit...] under [TX Filter] or [RX Filter].
[TX Filter]
It limits the sending of data from the printer.
[RX Filter]
It limits the sending of data to the printer.
6
Select the [Use Filter] check box, and then select [Default Policy].
If you select [Reject], you will not be able to transmit or print from users (clients) entered in the [Exception Addresses] field.
If you select [Allow], you will only be able to transmit or print from users (clients) entered in the [Exception Addresses] field.
If you clear the [Use Filter] check box, you will be able to transmit and print from all users (clients).
7
Set the MAC address.
(1)
Enter the MAC address of a device of which you want to permit to access.
Enter the MAC address without the hyphens (-), for example, AABBCCDDEEFF.
(2)
Click [Add].
You can set up to 50 addresses.
NOTE
When deleting a set MAC address
(1)
Select a MAC address you want to delete.
(2)
Click [Delete].
8
Click [OK].
9
Perform a hard reset or restart the printer.
After performing a hard reset or restarting the printer, the settings are effective.
NOTE
To perform a hard reset
You can perform a hard reset using the following procedure.
1.
Click [Settings/Registration].
2.
Select [Device Control] from the [Output/Control] menu.
3.
Select [Hard Reset], and then click [Execute].
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