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Logging In Using a Printer Driver

Enter your login user name and password as registered in the printer. You need only do this the first time you access the printer.

The PCL printer driver supports User Code Authentication.

The procedure is explained using Windows 7 as an example.

1Open the printer properties dialog box, and then click the [Advanced Options] tab.

For details about displaying the printer properties dialog box, see Displaying the Printer Driver Properties with Windows.

2Select the [User Authentication] check box.

3If you want to encrypt the login password, click [Driver Encryption Key...].

If you do not want to encrypt the password, proceed to step 6.

4Enter the driver encryption key already set on the printer.

5Click [OK] to close the [Driver Encryption Key] dialog box.

6Click [OK] to close the printer properties dialog box.

7Open the printing preferences dialog box.

8Specify the user authentication setting.

If you are using the PCL 5c printer driver, click the [Valid Access] tab, and then click [Authentications...].

If you are using the PCL 6 printer driver, click the [Detailed Settings] tab, click [Job Setup], and then click [Authentication...] in the [Job Setup] area.

9Enter a login user name and login password already set on the printer or the server for user authentication.

Be sure to enter the same login user name and login password that is registered on the printer or server.

If you do not enter a valid login user name and login password, printing will not start.

10Click [OK] to close the [Authentication] dialog box.

11Click [OK] to close the printing preferences dialog box.

Note

  • Depending on the application in use, the properties specified in this procedure may not take effect.

  • If you log in using the printer driver, you do not need to log out when you finish.