<User Management>

You can configure the settings for managing users of the machine with a user authentication application.

<Change Password>

(Settings/Registration)

The users registered in the machine can change their own login password. This setting is not displayed for users that have logged in with Administrator privileges.

<Change PIN>

(Settings/Registration)

General Users can change their own login PIN.


This item only appears when User Authentication is used and a user has logged in with privileges other than Administrator.

<Register/Edit Authentication User>

(Settings/Registration)

Select to register users in the machine and specify the user information, such as the password and privilege level. Registering User Information in the Local Device

<Use User Authentication>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to enable the personal authentication management function. You can also select which login methods to use for user authentication. Configuring the User Login Methods and Authentication Devices

<Number of Caches for Login Users>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to display the names of users who previously logged in in a drop-down list on the login screen. Select <0> to hide the login history, and select <1> to display only the name of the user who logged in most recently. Configuring the User Login Methods and Authentication Devices

<Display Button to Change Password on Settings Menu>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to allow users to change passwords by using

on the top right corner of the login screen. Configuring the User Login Methods and Authentication Devices

<Use Numeric Keys for Authentication>

(Settings/Registration)

If the user name and password are comprised of numbers only, authentication can be performed with numeric key entry only.

<Login Screen Display Settings>

(Settings/Registration)

Specify when to display the login screen by selecting either "when you start using the machine" or "after a function button is pressed." If "after a function button is pressed" is selected, you can specify the functions that require user login. Specifying When to Display the Login Screen


If you change this setting, <Restrict Access to Other User Jobs> may be set to <On>. For more information, see Specifying When to Display the Login Screen.

<Functions to Restrict>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to restrict use of particular functions when personal authentication management is enabled. Configuring the User Login Methods and Authentication Devices


Changes in settings are effective after performing <Apply Set. Changes>.

<Restrict Job from Remote Device without User Auth.>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to apply personal authentication management to printing, faxing, and remote scanning via a computer. Using Personal Authentication to Manage Printing/Faxing/Remote Scanning via a Computer

<Default Role When Registering User>

(Settings/Registration)

Select the role to apply to users in situations such as when no privileges are set. Configuring the User Login Methods and Authentication Devices

<Match Case for User Name>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether user names are case-sensitive.


It is recommended that this is set together with <Function Settings> <Print> <Match Case for User Name>.

<Allow Use of @ in User Name>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to allow "@" to be used in user names.

<System Manager Information Settings>

(Settings/Registration)

Set the System Manager information for the machine. Changing the System Manager ID and PIN

<Department ID Management>

(Settings/Registration)

Select whether to manage users in groups by assigning users to Department IDs. Configuring the Department ID Management Settings