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.
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Start the Remote UI, and then log in as Administrator.
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Click [Settings/Registration].
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Select [Security] from the [Management Settings] menu.
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Click [MAC Address Filter].
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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. |
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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).
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Set the MAC address.
(1) | Enter the MAC address of a device of which you want to permit to access. | Enter the address without placing a hyphen (-) between characters, like AABBCCDDEEFF. |
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(2) | Click [Add]. | You can set up to 50 addresses. |
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NOTE |
When deleting a set MAC address(1) | Select a MAC address you want to delete. | (2) | Click [Delete]. |
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Click [OK].
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Perform a hard reset or restart the printer.
→ | After performing a hard reset or restarting the printer, the settings are effective. |
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To perform a hard resetYou 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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