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Changing/Setting Passwords

You can check the printer status or change the settings in the following ways: the network using Remote UI, (Setup) on the operation panel, or on the screen displayed by pressing the Setup button . Passwords can be set for both Administrator mode and Standard user mode.

If the password is simply stated in the security guide, it indicates the administrator password.

Logging on in Administrator mode allows you to change all printer settings and to restrict standard user operations. Logging in to Standard user mode allows you to change only certain settings.

After setting an administrator password, you will need to enter it when using some menus in the operation panel. An administrator password can be set either using the operation panel on the printer or using Remote UI.

Types of administrator level and permitted actions

Administrator
Each item can be set and reset.
User
With models that allow user settings, users can perform the permitted user functions set in Remote UI.
Security administrator
You can restrict users from changing the printer's security-related function settings.

Important

  • You can set the password strength using the password policy.

    For password strength, you can set the password length, rules for the characters that must be used for the password, and the password change interval.

  • The following character restrictions apply at the time of factory shipment. Please set a password with 8 (minimum) to 32 (maximum) characters. (This varies depending on the model)

    Only letters, numbers, spaces, umlaut characters, and the symbols below can be used.

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