Access Control

This section explains the settings on the [Access Control] tab under [Administrator Configuration: Printer Settings].

Using this tab, you can limit the IP addresses that are allowed to access the printer to a specified range. Up to five settings each for IPv4 and IPv6 can be specified.

To change the settings on this menu, you must enter the password for printer settings.

Access Control Range 1-5

Start Address
Enter the start address of the access control range by entering an IP address between 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.254. If you are using this printer in an IPv6 environment, you can enter up to 45 characters (0-9, A-F, a-f, ":" and "."). Note however that Multicast is not available in an IPv6 environment.
End Address
Enter the end address of the access control range by entering an IP address between 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.254. If you are using this printer in an IPv6 environment, you can enter up to 45 characters (0-9, A-F, a-f, ":" and "."). Note however that Multicast is not available in an IPv6 environment.
Authentication
Select whether to authenticate access attempts from IP addresses within the specified range.
Mask Value
Enter the mask value of the IP addresses.
Mask Length
Specify the mask length of the IP addresses by entering a number between 1 and 128.