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Groups, Access Controls

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Securing printers 29 LDAP+GSSAPI Function Simple‑security devices Advanced‑security devices X Kerberos 5 X Active Directory* X Limited access controls X Access controls (complete) X Security Templates X Basic Security Setup X * Available only in some printer models The device handles authentication and authorization using one or more of the following building blocks: • PIN or Panel PIN Protect • Password or Web Page Password Protect • Internal Accounts • LDAP • LDAP+GSSAPI • Kerberos 5 (used only with LDAP+GSSAPI and the Smart Card Authentication application) • Active Directory (available only in some printer models) To provide simple security, use either PIN and Password, or Panel PIN Protect and Web Page Password Protect. This type of security is appropriate if a printer is located in public areas of a business, where only employees who know the password and PIN are able to use the printer. Passwords and PINs are considered less secure than other building blocks because they do not require a user to be identified or authorized. Note: The device factory default settings do not contain any authentication or authorization building blocks, so everyone has unrestricted access to the device. Groups Administrators can designate up to 32 groups to be used in association with either the Internal Accounts or LDAP and LDAP+GSSAPI building blocks. To ensure device security, groups are used to identify sets of users needing access to similar functions. For example, in Company A, employees in the warehouse do not need to print in color, but employees in sales and marketing use color every day. In this scenario, you can create a "Warehouse" group and a "Sales and Marketing" group. Access Controls By default, all device menus, settings, and functions come with no security enabled. Access controls (also referred to in some devices as "Function Access Controls") are used to manage access to specific menus and functions or to disable them entirely. Access controls can be set using a password, PIN, or security template. The number of functions that can be controlled varies depending on the type of device, but in some multifunction printers, over 40 individual menus and functions can be protected.

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Function
Simple
security devices
Advanced
security devices
LDAP+GSSAPI
X
Kerberos 5
X
Active Directory
*
X
Limited access controls
X
Access controls (complete)
X
Security Templates
X
Basic Security Setup
X
*
Available only in some printer models
The device handles authentication and authorization using one or more of the following
building blocks
:
PIN or Panel PIN Protect
Password or Web Page Password Protect
Internal Accounts
LDAP
LDAP+GSSAPI
Kerberos 5 (used only with LDAP+GSSAPI and the Smart Card Authentication application)
Active Directory (available only in some printer models)
To provide simple security, use either PIN and Password, or Panel PIN Protect and Web Page Password Protect.
This type of security is appropriate if a printer is located in public areas of a business, where only employees
who know the password and PIN are able to use the printer. Passwords and PINs are considered less secure
than other building blocks because they do not require a user to be identified or authorized.
Note:
The device factory default settings do not contain any authentication or authorization building blocks,
so everyone has unrestricted access to the device.
Groups
Administrators can designate up to 32 groups to be used in association with either the Internal Accounts or
LDAP and LDAP+GSSAPI building blocks. To ensure device security, groups are used to identify sets of users
needing access to similar functions. For example, in Company A, employees in the warehouse do not need to
print in color, but employees in sales and marketing use color every day. In this scenario, you can create a
“Warehouse” group and a “Sales and Marketing” group.
Access Controls
By default, all device menus, settings, and functions come with no security enabled. Access controls (also
referred to in some devices as “Function Access Controls”) are used to manage access to specific menus and
functions or to disable them entirely. Access controls can be set using a password, PIN, or security template.
The number of functions that can be controlled varies depending on the type of device, but in some multifunction
printers, over 40 individual menus and functions can be protected.
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