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Encrypting PDF files

Set a password to protect and encrypt a PDF file. Only users who have the password can open and decrypt the PDF file.

Important

  • Encryption is possible only for scan files that are sent by e-mail or Scan to Folder and saved on a removable memory device.

  • You cannot open an encrypted file without a password. Make sure you do not forget a file's password.

1Press [Send File Type / Name].

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2Check that [PDF] or [High Compression PDF] is selected.

3Press [Security Settings].

4Select [Encryption].

5In [Encrypt Document], select [On].

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6In [Password], press [Enter].

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7Enter a password, and then press [OK].

The password entered here will be required to open the PDF file.

8Enter the password again, and then press [OK].

9In [Encryption Level], select [40 bit] or [128 bit].

10Press [OK] twice.

Note

  • A document password cannot be the same as the Master password.

  • Document passwords can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

  • You cannot use Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or 4.0 to view PDF files that were created using [128 bit] encryption.

  • If [Low Resolution Only] is selected as the print permission, you cannot select [40 bit] as the PDF encryption level.