[AMS] Sheet
You can set the user information and device information required to use AMS.
You can also confirm information for the currently authenticated user and print restrictions.
A dialog box may be displayed when printing to check the password or print restriction information.
This explains the items in the [AMS] sheet and the dialog box displayed when printing.
NOTE |
In the following cases, the correct print restrictions may not be applied, depending on the application. Printing using the pass-through print function (UFR II/LIPSLX/PS3 driver) Because printing is performed without passing through the driver. Printing using a PPD file (PS3 driver) |
Descriptions of Settings
[Use AMS Function]
Select this to enable the Access Management System Printer Driver Add-in.
[Current User Name]
Displays the user name of the currently authenticated user.
You cannot specify the user name in the dialog box that is displayed when printing by the Secure Print function of the printer driver or the Encrypted Secure Print Driver Add-in for Client PC. Printing is executed using the user name displayed in [Current User Name].
[User Name/Password] 
[Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] Dialog Box
Displays a dialog box for specifying a user name and password for authentication.
[Setup Method]
In [Setup Method], select the method for setting the user information to use for authentication.
[Use the PC log-on information] | Use the information for the computer's log-on user. If you are using Active Directory authentication, this setup method is recommended. This item cannot be used for a computer used as both a domain server and client, as authentication information cannot be retrieved. |
[Setup authenticated user information] | In [User Information Used for Authentication], set the user name and password. |
NOTE |
[Setup Method] is enabled when you are logged on to the computer as a domain user in an environment using Active Directory authentication. Otherwise, [Setup authenticated user information] is selected. For information on setting user information, contact your device restriction administrator. |
[User Information Used for Authentication]
If you selected [Setup authenticated user information] for [Setup Method], set the user information to use for user authentication.
Enter the [User Name] (sAMAccountName) and [Password], and select the authentication location of user information in [Authentication].
If you are using local device authentication, select [This Device] for [Authentication]. If you are using Active Directory authentication, enter the domain name (NetBIOS name).
NOTE |
If you selected [Use the PC log-on information] for [Setup Method], it is not necessary to specify [User Name], [Password] and [Authentication]. If you are using Active Directory authentication, the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is displayed each time you print. However, it is not necessary to enter a password if printing within approximately 30 minutes of the last authentication (if the date and time settings of the device and the computer are synchronized). |
[Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing]
Set whether to display the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box each time you print. If you select [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing], the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is not displayed, and you can print without entering a password.
NOTE |
If you do not select [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing], the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is displayed each time you print. However, it is not necessary to enter a password if printing within approximately 30 minutes of the last authentication (if the date and time settings of the device and the computer are synchronized). [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing] is only available when using local device authentication ([This Device] selected for [Setup Method]) and the device is set to allow passwords to be saved. |
[Print Restriction Information]
Displays the print restrictions for the user displayed in [Current User Name].
[Print] | If [You do not have privileges to print using this device] is displayed, you cannot print. To enable printing, it is necessary to contact the device restriction administrator and get the print restriction information changed. |
[Color Print] | If [Not Available] is displayed, documents will be printed in black-and-white. |
[1-Sided/2-Sided Printing] | If [2-sided Printing Only] is displayed, documents will always use 2-sided printing, even if 1-sided printing is specified in the print settings. |
[Page Layout] | Displays how many pages of a file will be printed on each sheet of paper. If [No Restrictions] is displayed, you can print with the layout you specify. [1 on 1 Not Available]: Set the layout to 2 to 16 pages per sheet to print. If 1 page per sheet is specified, 2 pages are printed per sheet. If 2 to 16 pages are specified for one sheet, the specified layout is printed. [1-2 on 1 Not Available]: Set the layout to 4 to 16 pages per sheet to print. If 1 or 2 pages per sheet is specified, 4 pages are printed per sheet. If 4 to 16 pages are specified for one sheet, the specified layout is printed. |
[Store in Mail Box] | If [Not Available] is displayed, you cannot save files in an inbox (the hard disk of the device), hold print jobs, or execute output methods that are not compatible with AMS. |
[Restriction Information Not Obtained] | Click the [Get Restriction Information] button to retrieve the print restriction information for the currently authenticated user. |
NOTE |
Page layout restrictions are also applied when performing printing within the restrictions, such as when printing a document with only one page. If printing is performed without opening the printer properties dialog box after changing page layout restrictions, printing may be performed using the page layout restrictions before change, depending on the application. |
[Check Print Restriction Information When Printing]
Set whether to check the print restrictions each time printing is performed.
If you select [Check Print Restriction Information When Printing], the [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box is displayed each time you print, enabling you to check the print restriction information.
For information on operating the [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box, see the following.
[IP Address/Host Name] [Set IP Address/Host Name] Dialog Box
Displays a dialog box for changing the information of the device used for printing.
Use this when you want to change the IP address/host name of the device used for printing or did not specify the IP address/host name of the device during installation.
[Get IP Address/Host Name]
Automatically retrieves the device information via the printer driver.
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The IP address/host name of the device may not be able to be retrieved, depending on the type of printer driver and printer port. In this case, manually set the IP address/host name. In order to retrieve the IP address/host name of the device via the printer driver, it is necessary to use the installer of the printer driver to install the Canon Driver Information Assist Service to the print server in advance. |
[Device IP Address/Host Name]
Displays the IP address/host name of the device retrieved by clicking the [Get IP Address/Host Name] button. If the IP address/host name could not be retrieved, enter the IP address/host name of the device.
When specifying a link-local unicast address for IPv6, it is necessary to place devices related to this driver in the same network segment. If you want to place them in different segments, specify another unicast address that can communicate or a DNS name.
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[IP Address/Host Name] is only enabled when you are logged on to the computer as a user with Windows administrator privileges. It may be necessary to specify the IP address/host name of the device again if your environment uses the "Auto Created Printer" function of Virtual Apps. |
[Get Restriction Information]
Displays the print restriction information for the currently authenticated user.
[Setup Authentication Server] [Setup Authentication Server] Dialog Box
Displays a dialog box for configuring an authentication server.
[Use an Authentication Server in Place of Individual Device Authentication]
Select this to enable the authentication server settings.
[Record Name]
Enter the record name registered in the DNS for the authentication server.
[About AMS]
Displays the version information for AMS.
Dialog Box Displayed When Printing
[Confirm Password for Authentication] Dialog Box
This dialog box is for entering a password for user authentication.
The [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is displayed in the following cases:
If you did not select [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing] in the [Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] dialog box
If you have not printed for over 30 minutes after being authenticated or after retrieving restriction information
It may take some time for it to be displayed, depending on your environment. Change the settings in the [AMS] sheet > [User Name/Password] > [Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] dialog box, as required.
[User Name]
Displays the user name specified in the [Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] dialog box.
[Password]
Enter the password for the user displayed in [User Name].
[Authentication]
Displays the location for authentication specified in the [Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] dialog box.
[Temporarily Save Password]
If you select this, the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is not displayed from next time, and you can print without entering a password.
NOTE |
If you do not select [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing], the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box is displayed each time you print. However, it is not necessary to enter a password if printing within approximately 30 minutes of the last authentication (if the date and time settings of the device and the computer are synchronized). [Temporarily Save Password] is only available when using local device authentication ([This Device] selected for [Setup Method]) and the device is set to allow passwords to be saved. To display the [Confirm Password for Authentication] dialog box again, deselect [Save Password and Skip Authentication Dialog Box When Printing] in the [Setup User Names and Passwords for Authentication] dialog box. |
[Confirmation of Print Restrictions] Dialog Box
Displays the print restriction information for the currently authenticated user.
The [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box is displayed when you perform printing if [Check Print Restriction Information When Printing] is selected on the [AMS] sheet.
When printing multiple copy sets, the [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box may be displayed once for each set for some applications, because multiple copy sets of a document are output as separate print jobs.
It may also take some time for the dialog box to be displayed, depending on your environment.
When printing is performed with settings not allowed by print restrictions, printing will be performed within the range of restrictions, or printing will be canceled.
[Print Restriction Information]
Displays the print restrictions for the user displayed in [Current User Name].
[Color Print] | If [Not Available] is displayed, documents will be printed in black-and-white. |
[1-Sided/2-Sided Printing] | If [2-sided Printing Only] is displayed, documents will always use 2-sided printing, even if 1-sided printing is specified in the print settings. |
[Page Layout] | Displays how many pages of a file will be printed on each sheet of paper. If [No Restrictions] is displayed, you can print with the layout you specify. |
[1 on 1 Not Available] | Set the layout to 2 to 16 pages per sheet to print. If 1 page per sheet is specified, 2 pages are printed per sheet. If 2 to 16 pages are specified for one sheet, the specified layout is printed. |
[1-2 on 1 Not Available] | Set the layout to 4 to 16 pages per sheet to print. If 1 page per sheet is specified, 4 pages are printed per sheet. If 4 to 16 pages are specified for one sheet, the specified layout is printed. |
[Store in Mail Box] | If [Not Available] is displayed, you cannot save files in an inbox (the hard disk of the device), hold print jobs, or execute output methods that are not compatible with AMS. |
NOTE |
When printing from a Windows Store app, printing restrictions are not displayed on the print settings screen displayed in the Windows Store app. |
[Do Not Show This Dialog Box Again]
If you select [Do Not Show This Dialog Box Again], the [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box is not displayed from next time you print.
If you want to display [Confirmation of Print Restrictions] dialog box again, enable [Check Print Restriction Information When Printing] on the [AMS] sheet.
[Yes]/[No]
Click the [Yes] button to print with the displayed settings, or the [No] button to cancel printing.
Contact your AMS administrator if the documents are not printed with the displayed settings when you click the [Yes] button.