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Configuring User Authentication

There are five types of user authentication methods: User Code authentication, Basic authentication, Windows authentication, LDAP authentication. To use user authentication, select an authentication method using Web Image Monitor or control panel, and then make the required settings for the authentication. The settings depend on the authentication method. First specify administrator authentication, and then specify user authentication.

If user authentication is not possible because of hard disk or network problems, you can use the printer by accessing it using administrator authentication and disabling user authentication. For example, you can do this if you need to use the printer urgently.

User authentication configuration flow
Configuration procedure	Details
Configuring administrator authentication	Specifying Administrator Privileges Registering and Changing Administrators
Configuring user authentication	Specify user authentication. Five types of user authentication are available: User Code Authentication Basic Authentication Windows Authentication LDAP Authentication

User authentication methods
Configuration procedure	Details
User Code authentication	Authentication is performed using eight-digit user codes. Authentication is applied to each user code, not to each user. It is necessary to register the user code in the printer's address book in advance.
Basic authentication	Authentication is performed using the printer's address book. It is necessary to register users in the printer's address book in advance. Authentication can be applied to each user.
Windows authentication	Authentication is performed using the domain controller of the Windows server on the same network as the printer. Authentication can be applied to each user.
LDAP authentication	Authentication is performed using the LDAP server on the same network as the printer. Authentication can be applied to each user.