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Administrator Tools

This section describes the user tools in the Administrator Tools menu under System Settings.

Administrator Tools are used by the administrator. To change these settings, contact the administrator.

We recommend specifying Administrator Authentication before making Administrator Tools settings.

Address Book Management

You can add, change, or delete information registered in the Address Book.

For details, see Address Book.

  • Program / Change

    You can register and change names as well as user codes.

    • Names

      You can register a name, key display, registration number, display priority, and title selection.

    • Auth. Info

      You can register a user code, and specify the functions available to each user code.

    • Add to Group

      You can register a user or group of users registered in the Address Book to a group.

  • Delete

    You can delete a name from the Address Book.

    For details about each setting under "Address Book Management", see Address Book.

You can register information up to 1,000 users.

You can register up to 1,000 user codes and login user names in total.

You can also register and manage names in the Address Book using Web Image Monitor.

Address Book: Program / Change / Delete Group

Names registered in the Address Book can be added into a group. You can then easily manage the names registered in each group.

You can register up to 100 groups.

  • Program/Change

    You can register and change groups.

    • Names

      You can register a name, key display, registration number, display priority, and title selection.

    • Programmed User/Group

      You can check the names or groups registered in each group.

    • Add to Group

      You can put groups registered in the Address Book into a group.

  • Delete

    You can delete a group from the Address Book.

For details on how to register names to a group, see Registering Names to a Group.

You can also register and manage groups in the Address Book using Web Image Monitor.

Address Book: Change Order

You can change the order of registered names.

For details about changing the order of the names in the Address Book, see Changing Order of Registered Names.

Address Book: Edit Title

You can edit the title to easily find a user.

For details on how to edit titles, see Editing Titles.

Address Book: Switch Title

Select a sorting title for user names from [Title 1] to [Title 3].

Default: [Title 1]

For details about sorting titles, see Registering User Information.

Backup/Restore: User Custom Settings & Address Book

Using an SD card, you can back up the machine's Address Book and user settings, and also restore those backup data to the machine.

For details about installing and removing the SD card, contact your sales or service representative.

Restoring data overwrites Address Book data stored on the machine, and clears the counter of each registered user of the machine.

You can also back up and restore the machine's Address Book using Web Image Monitor. For details, see Web Image Monitor Help.

  • Back Up

    You can back up the machine's Address Book and user settings to an SD card.

  • Restore

    You can restore the backup copy of the Address Book and user settings from an SD card.

  • Format

    You can format an SD card.

  • Obtain Memory Device Info

    You can check the free space and contents of the SD card.

Auto Delete User in Address Book

If the maximum registerable limit has been reached and adding a new account is requested, the oldest account can be deleted and a new account can be registered according to the user settings.

The new account described above is an account which is automatically registered in the Address Book, and is not arbitrarily registered in the Address Book by a user.

Default: [Off]

Delete All Data in Address Book

You can delete all data in the Address Book.

Display / Print Counter

Allow you to view and print the number of prints.

  • Display / Print Counter

    Display the number of prints for each function (Total, Printer, A3 / DLT, Duplex, Banner, Coverage).

  • Print Counter List

    Print out a list of the number of prints made under each function.

Display / Clear / Print Counter per User

Allow you to view and print the numbers of prints accessed with user codes, and to set those values to 0.

Press [Up arrow keyPrevious] and [Down arrow keyNext] to show all the numbers of prints.

The number of prints may differ from the counter values shown in Display/Print Counter.

  • Print Counter List for All Users

    Print the counter value for all the users.

  • Clear Counter List for All Users

    Reset the counter value for all the users.

  • Print Counter List Per User

    Print the counter value for each user.

  • Clear Counter List Per User

    Reset the counter value for each user.

  • Select All on the Page

    Select all the users on the page.

For details about printing the counter, see Printing the Counter for Each User and Printing the Counter for All Users.

Display / Clear Eco-friendly Counter

For details about this function, see "Managing Eco-friendly Counter", Security Guide.

Display / Clear Eco-friendly Counter per User

For details about this function, see "Managing Eco-friendly Counter", Security Guide.

Eco-friendly Counter Period / Administrator Message

For details about this function, see "Managing Eco-friendly Counter", Security Guide.

Machine action when limit is reached

For details about this function, see "Managing Print Volume per User", Security Guide.

Print Volume Use Limitation: Unit Count Setting

For details about this function, see "Managing Print Volume per User", Security Guide.

Enhanced Print Volume Use Limitation

You can enable the Enhanced Print Volume Use Limitation function using Software Development Kit

applications. This setting can be selected for "Tracking Permission" and "Stop Printing". Tracking refers to the trace records of machine information.

Default for "Tracking Permission": [Off]

Default for "Stop Printing": [Off]

If you set "Tracking Permission" to [On], the Software Development Kit application collects the tracking information from the machine and calculates the count.

If you set "Stop Printing" to [On], the Software Development Kit application will cancel a print job from the machine if one is underway.

Print Volum. Use Limit.: Default Limit Value

For details about this function, see "Managing Print Volume per User", Security Guide.

Media Slot Use

For details about this function, see "Restricting Media Slot Access", Security Guide.

User Authentication Management

  • User Code Auth.

    Using User Code Authentication, you can limit the available functions and supervise their use.

    When using User Code Authentication, register user codes.

    Using the Printer PC Control function, you can obtain a log of prints corresponding to the codes entered using the printer driver.

    • Functions to Restrict

      • Printer:

        [Black & White / Color], [Color], [PC Control], [Do not Restrict]

      • Other Functions:

        [Browser]

    • Printer Job Authentication:

      [Entire], [Simple (Limitation)], [Simple (All)]

  • Basic Auth.

  • Windows Auth.

  • LDAP Auth.

  • Off

Default: [Off]

For details about Basic Authentication, see "Basic Authentication", Security Guide. For details about Windows Authentication, see "Windows Authentication", Security Guide. For details about LDAP Authentication, see "LDAP Authentication", Security Guide.

Enhanced Authentication Management

For details about this function, see "Authentication Using an External Device", Security Guide.

Administrator Authentication Management

For details about this function, see "Configuring Administrator Authentication", Security Guide.

Program / Change Administrator

For details about this function, see "Configuring Administrator Authentication", Security Guide.

Key Counter Management

Specify the functions you want to manage with the key counter.

  • Printer:

    [Color], [Black & White]

  • Other Functions:

    [Browser]

External Charge Unit Management

You can use the key card to specify an upper limit on machine use.

  • Printer:

    [Color], [Black & White]

  • Other Functions:

    [Browser]

For details about this function, consult your administrator.

Enhanced External Charge Unit Management

Specify whether or not to enable enhanced features for the enhanced external charge unit management.

For details about this function, consult your administrator.

Extended Security

Specify whether or not to use the extended security functions. For details about the extended security functions, see "Specifying the Extended Security Functions", Security Guide.

Program / Change / Delete LDAP Server

Program the LDAP server to find up e-mail destinations in the LDAP server Address Book directly.

  • Name

  • Server Name

  • Search Base

  • Port No.

  • Use Secure Connection (SSL)

  • Authentication

  • User Name

  • Password

  • Realm Name

  • Japanese Character Code

  • Search Conditions

This function supports LDAP Version 2.0 and 3.0. Digest authentication can only be used under LDAP Ver.3.0.

For details about how to program the LDAP Server, see Programming the LDAP Server.

Service Test Call

You can make a test call to the RICOH @Remote center.

This function is available only if the RICOH @Remote service is enabled and active.

This function is unavailable when "Notify Machine Status" is in use.

Notify Machine Status

You can send notification of the machine's status to the RICOH @Remote center.

This function is available only if the RICOH @Remote service is enabled and active.

This function is unavailable when "Service Test Call" is in use.

Service Mode Lock

For details about this function, see "Restricting a Customer Engineer Operation", Security Guide.

Firmware Version

You can check the version of the software installed in this machine.

Network Security Level

For details about this function, see "Specifying Network Security Levels", Security Guide.

Auto Erase Memory Setting

For details about this function, see "Deleting Data on the Machine", Security Guide.

Erase All Memory

For details about this function, see "Deleting Data on the Machine", Security Guide.

Delete All Logs

For details about this function, see "Managing Logs from the Machine", Security Guide.

Transfer Log Setting

For details about this function, see "Managing Logs from the Machine", Security Guide.

Unauthorized Copy Prevention Printing: Printer

You can set the unauthorized copy prevention for the pattern and data security for copying to data to prevent unauthorized copying of the document.

  • Unauthorized Copy Prevention Setting

    Choose whether or not to specify unauthorized copy prevention on the machine.

    Default: [Off]

  • Compulsory Unauthorized Copy Prevention

    Select the unauthorized copy prevention setting on which to prioritize.

    • Driver / Command

      Print documents using the settings specified in the printer driver or commands.

    • Driver/Command (Most Settings)

      Print the background pattern and density as specified on the machine. For other items, the settings configured in the printer driver or commands are applied when printing.

    • Machine Setting(s)

      Print documents using the settings specified on the machine regardless of the printer driver settings.

    Default: [Driver / Command]

  • Unauthorized Copy Prevention Type

    Select the Unauthorized Copy Prevention type to use.

    • Data Security for Copying

      If the printed document is copied, scanned, or stored in the Document Server using a copier or MFP, images in the document are covered with gray overprint.

      For details about the optional units required for this function, see Functions Requiring Optional Configurations.

    • Unathd. Copy Prev.: Patn.

      Embed texts and background images for Unathd. Copy Prev.: Patn. on the printed document. When the printed document is copied, scanned, or stored in the Document Server, a text pattern appears on the background of the document to prevent illegal copying.

    Default: [Unathd. Copy Prev.: Patn.]

  • Data Security for Copying Effect

    Select the effect of data security for copying that will be applied to the printed document.

    • Text and Background

    • Background Only

    Default: [Text and Background]

  • Unauthorized Copy Prevention of Patterns Effect

    Select the effect of unauthorized copy prevention for pattern that will be applied to the printed document.

    • Text and Background

    • Background Only

    • Text Only

    • Reverse Patterns(Text/Background)

    Default: [Text and Background]

  • Mask Type for Pattern

    Select the pattern to be embedded in the background of the printed documents. The available options are as follows:

    None, Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, Type 5, Type 6, Type 7, Type 8, Type 9, Type 10

    Default: [None]

  • Pattern Color

    Select the pattern color to be embedded in the background of the printed documents. The available options are as follows:

    Black, Magenta, Cyan

    Default: [Black]

  • Pattern Density

    Select the density of the background pattern.

    Default: "3"

  • Text Selection

    Enter the text to be embedded on the printed documents to prevent unauthorized copying. The available options are as follows:

    Do not Specify, Unauthorized Copy, Illegal Copy, Void, Do not copy, Copy Restricted, Copy Prohibited, Controlled Document, Confidential Document, In Confidence, In Strictest Confidence, Confidential, User Name, File Name, Date & Time, User Name + File Name, User Name + Date & Time, File Name + Date & Time, User Name + File Name + Date & Time, User Text 1, User Text 2

    Default: [Unauthorized Copy]

    Register any text that you want to be embedded for unauthorized copy prevention. Once registered, the text you want to use can be selected from [Text Selection]. You can enter a user text up to 64 characters.

  • PCL Fonts for Texts

    Specify the font type to be used for the copy prevention text when using the PCL.

    Default: [NimbusSans Bold]

  • PS Fonts for Texts

    Specify the font type to be used for the copy prevention text when using PostScript 3.

    Default: [NimbusSans Bold]

  • Point Size

    Specify the font size of the copy prevention text by entering a value between 50 and 300 points using the number keys.

    Default: "70" points

  • Carriage Return Space

    Specify the spacing of the lines between texts by entering a value from 50 to 300 points using the number keys. This setting is displayed if a value other than [Off] is specified for [Repeat Text].

    Default: "70" points

  • Text Angle

    Specify the rotation angle of the text. When a larger number is specified, the text is rotated counter-clock wise around the middle of the text string. Specify an angle between 0 and 359 degrees using the number keys.

    Default: "30" degree(s)

  • Repeat Text

    The text is printed repeatedly and down the page beginning the upper left corner of the page. If [On: Rotate 180deg on Return] is selected, each line of the text that is separated by a line feed will be rotated 180 degrees.

    • On

    • On: Rotate 180deg on Return

    • Off

    Default: [Off]

  • Text Position

    Select the position where the text is inserted. This setting is displayed if 0 degrees is specified as the value for [Text Angle] and [Off] is specified as the value for [Repeat Text]. The available options are as follows:

    Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, Center, Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right

    Default: [Center]

Fixed USB Port

If this function is activated, you can avoid reinstalling the printer driver when connecting a computer pre-installed with the driver to an identical machine model to this machine.

Default: [Off]

If set to [Level 1]

It is not necessary to install a new driver when the printer driver of this machine has already been installed on the computer.

If set to [Level 2]

For details about this function, consult your administrator.

Program / Change / Delete Realm

Program the realm to be used for Kerberos authentication.

  • Realm Name

  • KDC Server Name

  • Domain Name

Be sure to set both the realm name and KDC server name when programming a realm.

For details about Program/Change/Delete Realm, see Programming the Realm.

Machine Data Encryption Settings

For details about this function, see "Encrypting Data on the Machine", Security Guide.

Program / Delete Device Certificate

You can program and delete a self-generated device certificate and also check status of the certificate.

For details about this function, see "Protecting Communication Paths via a Device Certificate", Security Guide.

Device Setting Information: Import Setting (Server)

For details about this function, see "Managing Device Information", Security Guide.

Device Setting Information: Run Import (Server)

For details about this function, see "Managing Device Information", Security Guide.

Device Setting Information: Export (Memry Strge Devc)

For details about this function, see "Managing Device Information", Security Guide.

Device Setting Information: Import (Memry Strge Devc)

For details about this function, see "Managing Device Information", Security Guide.

Compulsory Security Stamp:Printer

This setting allows to print security stamps on output documents using the printer function. You can adjust where the stamps are printed.

Default: [Off]

Available stamp settings: [Date/Time], [Printout User Name], [Machine ID], [Machine IP Address], [Adjust Stamp Position]

Volume Use Counter: Scheduled/Specified Reset Settings

For details about this function, see "Managing Print Volume per User", Security Guide.

Ready State After Printing

You can specify the state the printer return to after printing documents during Sleep Mode.

  • Control Panel On

    The printer does not return to Sleep Mode and the [Home] screen appears on the control panel.

  • Cntrl Panel Off (EnSvg)

    The printer returns to Sleep Mode.

Default: [Cntrl Panel Off (EnSvg)]

Collect Logs

You can specify whether or not to collect job logs, access logs, and eco-friendly logs.

  • Active

  • Inactive

Default for "Job Log ": [Inactive]

Default for "Access Log ": [Inactive]

Default for "Eco-friendly Logs ": [Inactive]

For details about this function, see "Managing Logs from the Machine", Security Guide.

Central Management

You can set Management Server that centrally manages address book information and Managed Client.

The address book information registered in Management Server can be shared with Managed Client by synchronizing Management Server with the other machines to be registered as Managed Client.

Only the machine administrator can specify the settings.

  • Managed Client

  • Do not Manage Centrally

Default: [Do not Manage Centrally]

  • Managed Client

    You can specify the settings for the managed client, such as synchronizing with the address book of the management server.

    • Machine Name

      [Machine Name] specified under [Interface Settings] is displayed.

    • Location

      The name specified for "Location" is displayed.

    • Server IP Address/Host Name

      Enter the server IP address/host name.

      Enter the IP Address and Host Name up to 128 characters using the number keys.

    • Central Management Password

      Enter the central management password specified for [Central Management Password] in [Management Server].

      Enter a password between 4 and 16 characters using the number keys.

    • Allow Log In If Disconnected

      Specify whether or not to allow login.

    • Connection Test

      Test the connection with the management server.

      If either [Server IP Address/Host Name] or [Central Management Password] is blank, you cannot perform a test connection.

Shift to Main Power-Off When Network Disconnected RegionA icon (mainly Europe)

Specify whether or not to switch to Off mode if all Ethernet connections, USB2.0 connections, and fax traffic are disconnected for more than two hours.

Default: [On]

Note

  • For details on how to access System Settings, see Accessing User Tools.

  • Unauthorized copy prevention can be specified in Web Image Monitor and in the printer driver. For details about how to configure the settings, see Printing Documents That Are Not Authorized for Duplication.

  • If [Managed Client] is specified for [Central Management], the following settings are not available:

    • Address Book Management

    • Address Book: Program / Change / Delete Group

    • Address Book: Change Order

    • Address Book: Edit Title

    • Backup/Restore: User Custom Settings & Address Book

    • Delete All Data in Address Book

    • Program / Change Administrator