[Password Rules Setting]
Overview
Set the password rules.
Password rules place a restriction on the number of characters to set a stricter password than usual for this system.
NOTICE
The following setting is required to use this function.
- Change the default administrator password to another one.
Reference
- For more details about changing the administrator password, refer to [Administrator Password].
Password Rules List
This table shows the types ("Function" column) of passwords targeted for the password rules, restrictions applied when [Password Rules Setting] is enabled for each password, and the scope of application.
Alphabet characters are case-sensitive. Only single-byte symbols are available.
Function | Prohibited contents | Scope of application | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fewer than 8 characters | Use of the same string | Less than the minimum number of characters | Same string as the previous one | ||
Administrator password | . | . | . | . | At change of password, or authentication Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and double quotation marks |
User password | e* | .* | . | . | At authentication, print data receiving, registration, or change Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and spaces |
Folder password for HDD Store | e | e | e | e | It is not possible to create a folder without a password. Authentication is required to expand a folder. Available character types: Alphabet characters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, symbols, and spaces |
Password to be set for a hold job or HDD store job | e | e | e | e | It is not possible to store or operate a job outside the password rules. |
Box password to be set for a copy or scan job | e | e | e | e | At box reference, or at box registration |
Password to be set for a secure job (secure folder) | . | . | e | e | At creation or reference of secure folder |
User Box registration password for Scan Setting | . | . | e | e | At box reference, or at box registration |
Each password for SNMP Setting | . | . | e | e | At registration, change, or reference |
Password for WebDAV server setting | . | . | e | e | At registration, change, or reference |
*: Whether to apply the password rules to the user password varies depending on the setting of [User Authentication Settings]. The following table shows the application pattern for each setting.
"-": Not supported.
[User Authentication Settings] | [Account Track Settings] | User password | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
Disabled | Disabled | e | Non-authenticated printing and public users are not subject to the password rules. |
Enabled | e | - | |
Internal authentication | Disabled | . | - |
Enabled | . | - | |
External authentication | Disabled | . | - |
Enabled | . | - | |
Intermediate authentication | Disabled | e | Not subject to the password rules because the intermediate authentication server performs password management and a print job cannot acquire the password. |
Enabled | - | The intermediate authentication is not compatible with [Account Track], so it cannot be set. |
Setting Procedure
1
Enter a number in [Set Minimum Password Length] using the keypad on the screen.
Range: 8 to 64
As the number of specified characters increases, security enhancement increases. Set the administrator password of which the number of characters is larger than the minimum number of characters in advance.
2
Press [OK].
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