Operation Manual, User's Manual

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BEFORE USING THE MACHINE►BEFORE USING THE MACHINE
Users auto-registered
When you log in by network authentication, your user information is automatically registered in the machine.
The information stored is as follows:
* If the user name cannot be acquired by network authentication, the first 16 characters of the text string used as the
login name for network authentication is applied.
Authentication Method Setting
This selects the authentication method. When using user authentication, be sure to configure this setting first. The items
to be configured for users stored after setting the user authentication method vary depending on the selected
authentication method.
Authenticate a User by Login Name and Password
Standard authentication method using a login name and password.
Authenticate a User by Login Name, Password and E-mail Address
This authentication also checks the e-mail address, in addition to the login name and password of the user.
Authenticate a User by User Number Only
Use this option for simple authentication if you skip the network authentication.
• If Access Control is enabled and the access control information cannot be acquired from the authentication server, user
authentication will not be possible.
• If a user that is registered in the machine is authenticated by network authentication, the user registration settings in the
machine will be given priority for the page count limit group, authority group, favourite operations group, and my folder.
• If the access control obtained from the LDAP server is not registered in the machine, the factory default user authority will
be applied.
• When this function is not enabled and a user is authenticated by network authentication as a non-registered user, the
factory default user authority will be applied.
Item Description
User Name This information is acquired from the authentication server.*
Initial 1
Index User1
Card ID –
PIN Code/Password –
Authentication Server Settings –
Authentication Server Network Authentication
E-mail Address
When Access Control is enabled, this information is acquired from the authentication
server.
My Folder
Pages Limit Group
Authority Group
Favourite Operation Group
• The login screen will vary depending on the authentication method that is selected.
For details, see "USER AUTHENTICATION
(page 1-30).
• When "Authenticate a User by User Number Only" is selected for the authentication method, network authentication
cannot be used.