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Scenario: Network running Active Directory

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Securing printers 66 Step 3: Assign security templates to access controls 1 From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings > Security > Security Setup > Access Controls. 2 If necessary, click Expand All or click a specific folder to view a list of available functions. 3 Select a security template for each function you want to protect. 4 Click Submit. Note: Users are now required to enter the appropriate credentials to access any function controlled by a security template. Scenario: Network running Active Directory Note: This feature is available only in advanced‑security devices. On networks running Active Directory, administrators can use the LDAP+GSSAPI capabilities of the device to use the authentication and authorization services deployed on the network. User credentials and group designations can be pulled from the existing network, making access to the printer as seamless as other network services. The device automatically downloads the domain controller CA certificate chain. Before configuring the Embedded Web Server to integrate with Active Directory, check the following: • Domain name • User ID (for the domain) • Password (for the User ID) For more information, see "Connecting your printer to an Active Directory domain" on page 35. Create a security template 1 From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings > Security > Security Setup > Security Template > Add a Security Template. 2 Type a security template name containing up to 128 characters. It can be helpful to use a descriptive name, such as "Administrator_Only" or "Common_Functions_Template." 3 From the Authentication Setup list, select the name given to your authentication client application or building block setup. 4 Click Add authorization, and then select the name given to your authentication client application or building block setup. 5 To use groups, click Modify Groups, and then select one or more of the groups listed in your Active Directory Group Names list. 6 Save the template. Assign security templates to access controls 1 From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings > Security > Security Setup > Access Controls. 2 Select the newly created security template for each function you want to protect. 3 Click Submit. Note: Users are required to enter the appropriate credentials in order to gain access to any function controlled by the security template.

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Step 3: Assign security templates to access controls
1
From the Embedded Web Server, click
Settings
>
Security
>
Security Setup
>
Access Controls
.
2
If necessary, click
Expand All
or click a specific folder to view a list of available functions.
3
Select a security template for each function you want to protect.
4
Click
Submit
.
Note:
Users are now required to enter the appropriate credentials to access any function controlled by a
security template.
Scenario: Network running Active Directory
Note:
This feature is available only in advanced
security devices.
On networks running Active Directory, administrators can use the LDAP+GSSAPI capabilities of the device to
use the authentication and authorization services deployed on the network. User credentials and group
designations can be pulled from the existing network, making access to the printer as seamless as other
network services. The device automatically downloads the domain controller CA certificate chain.
Before configuring the Embedded Web Server to integrate with Active Directory, check the following:
Domain name
User ID (for the domain)
Password (for the User ID)
For more information, see
“Connecting your printer to an Active Directory domain” on page
35
.
Create a security template
1
From the Embedded Web Server, click
Settings
>
Security
>
Security Setup
>
Security Template
>
Add a
Security Template
.
2
Type a security template name containing up to 128 characters. It can be helpful to use a descriptive name,
such as ”Administrator_Only” or “Common_Functions_Template.”
3
From the Authentication Setup list, select the name given to your authentication client application or building
block setup.
4
Click
Add authorization
, and then select the name given to your authentication client application or building
block setup.
5
To use groups, click
Modify Groups
, and then select one or more of the groups listed in your Active Directory
Group Names list.
6
Save the template.
Assign security templates to access controls
1
From the Embedded Web Server, click
Settings
>
Security
>
Security Setup
>
Access Controls
.
2
Select the newly created security template for each function you want to protect.
3
Click
Submit
.
Note:
Users are required to enter the appropriate credentials in order to gain access to any function
controlled by the security template.
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