User Authentication

[Authenticate]/[OFF]

Specify whether to implement user authentication.

[OFF] is specified by default.

[Authentication Method]

Select a user authentication method.

[ON (MFP)]

The authentication function of this machine is used for user authentication. This authentication method only allows users registered on this machine to use it.

[ON (MFP)] is specified by default.

[External Server Authentication]

Interacts with the authentication server used for user authentication in the operating environment. This authentication method only allows users registered on the authentication server to use this machine.

Register the authentication server beforehand from [Administrator Settings] - [User Authentication/Account Track] - [External Server Settings].

[Main + External Server]

Select this option to enable login using the authentication function of the MFP in case a trouble occurs on the external authentication server.

[Enhanced Server Authentication]

Interacts with the enhanced server such as Authentication Manager. This authentication method only allows users registered on the enhanced server to use this machine.

[Main + Enhanced Server]

Select this option to enable login using the authentication function of the MFP in case a trouble occurs on the enhanced server such as Authentication Manager.

[Default Authentication Method]

Select your preferred authentication method if [Main + External Server] or [Main + Enhanced Server] is selected with [Authentication Method].

• If [Authentication Method] is set to [Main + External Server], [External Server Authentication] is specified by default.

• If [Authentication Method] is set to [Main + Enhanced Server], [Enhanced Server Authentication] is specified by default.

[Overwrite User Info]

Configure this option if [External Server Authentication] or [Main + External Server] is selected with [Authentication Method].

When the external server authentication is used, authenticated user information is also managed on this machine.

If the number of users who have executed the external server authentication reaches the maximum number of users this machine can manage, authentication of any new users will not be permitted. Select whether to allow the user to overwrite registered user information for that case.

If you select [Allow], the oldest authenticated user information is erased and the new user is registered.

If [Enhanced Server Authentication] or [Main + Enhanced Server] is selected with [Authentication Method], [Allow] is specified forcibly.

[Restrict] is specified by default.

[Temporarily Save Authentication Info.]

Select whether to temporarily save authentication information in the main unit against a case where an external authentication server shuts down. [OFF] is specified by default.

To temporarily save authentication information, specify the timing to reconnect to the authentication server and the validity period of the data to be saved temporarily.

• [Reconnection Settings]: Specify the timing to reconnect to the authentication server. Selecting [Reconnect for every login] connects to the authentication server at the time authentication is carried out on this machine. If the authentication server is in the shutdown state at the time authentication is carried out on this machine, first confirm that the authentication server is down, and use the temporarily saved authentication information to log in to this machine. Selecting [Set Reconnect Interval] connects to the authentication server at the time specified in [Reconnection Time], and check the status of the authentication server. If the authentication server is in the shutdown state, use the authentication information temporarily saved in the main unit to log in. [Set Reconnect Interval] is specified by default.

• [Expiration Date Settings]: Select whether to set the validity period to the temporarily saved authentication information. To set the validity period, enter the desired value. [Disable] is specified by default.