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Before Using This Printer

This section explains how to enable encryption of transmitted data and configure the administrator account. If you want a high level of security, make the following setting before using the printer.

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Press the [Menu] key, and then select setting items using the [Down arrow key] or [Up arrow key] key.

1Turn the printer on.

2Press [Menu].

Menu key illustration

3Select [Host Interface] Press [OK]

4Select [Network] Press [OK]

5Select [Machine IPv4 Address] Press [OK]

6Specify IPv4 Address.

For details about how to specify the IPv4 address, see "Ethernet Configuration", Operating Instructions.

7Be sure to connect this printer to a network that only administrators can access.

8Start Web Image Monitor, and then log in to the printer as the administrator.

For details about logging in to Web Image Monitor as an administrator, see Administrator Login Method.

9Point to [Device Management], and then click [Configuration].

10Click [Email] under "Device Settings".

11Enter the e-mail address of the administrator of this printer in "Administrator Email Address" and click [OK].

12Install the device certificate.

For details about how to install the device certificate, see Protecting the Communication Path via a Device Certificate.

The settings for device certificate creation can be configured only if an administrator e-mail address is specified.

13Change the administrator's user name and password.

For details about specifying administrators' user names and passwords, see Registering and Changing Administrators.

14Log out.

For details about logging out, see Administrator Logout Method.

15Disconnect this printer from the administrator-only access network, and then connect it to the general usage network environment.

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1Turn the printer on.

2Press the [User Tools] key.

User Tools key illustration

3Specify the IPv4 address of the printer.

[System Settings] [Interface Settings] [Network]

For details, see "Ethernet Configuration", Operating Instructions.

4Specify the e-mail address of the administrator of this printer.

[System Settings] [Email Settings] [Administrator's Email Address] Enter the e-mail address of the administrator [OK]

5Create and install the device certificate from the control panel.

For information on how to install the device certificate, see Protecting the Communication Path via a Device Certificate.

As the e-mail address for the device certificate, enter the address specified in Step 4.

6Change the administrator's user name and password.

For details about specifying administrators' user names and passwords, see Configuring Administrator Authentication.

7Connect the machine to the general usage network environment.