Keeping Things Secure; The Key To It All: The Passcode; Locking Up Tight: Operation Protection; Activating Operation Protection - Muratec MFX-1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Beyond the basics

Keeping things secure

Your machine has a number of features to enhance the security of your fax communications.
These security features can help you let your private fax documents stay private, avoid
unwanted outside communication and even protect against unauthorized use of your
machine — as well as control its authorized use.
Note: The features mentioned in "Keeping things secure" work only between Muratec
machines. For secure communications that are possible between your machine and
other makers' machines, see "F-Code communications," pages 2.49–2.59.

The key to it all: the passcode

Your machine has a protection passcode system which, as you'll see, is central to the
machine's security capabilities. Normally, this four-digit passcode is set to 0000 (four
zeroes). This turns off passcode operation. But, if you set the passcode to anything besides
0000, this passcode provides access to numerous other security capabilities we'll describe in
succeeding pages.
To set your machine's passcode:
1. If the machine is in Fax mode, proceed to step 2.
If it is in Copy mode, press
COPY
2. Decide upon, and then write down the four-digit passcode (0001-9999) you want
to use and put it in a safe place.
Important: Do not use 0000. This turns off passcode protection.
3. Press , , 1, 7, . The display will show:
PROGRAM J ENTER
Protect Passcode
Old Passcode: ****
4. If you are creating the passcode, use the numeric keypad to enter 0000.
If you are modifying an existing passcode, enter the existing passcode.
5. Press .
ENTER
6. Enter the desired four-digit passcode. Here, we've entered 6296:
Protect Passcode
New Passcode: 6296
7. Press to save the passcode.
ENTER
Note: Anytime you want to turn off the passcode, change the passcode back to 0000 by
repeating steps 1–7 and entering 0000 in step 6.
2.36
/ to change to Fax mode.
FAX

Locking up tight: operation protection

Important:
For this feature to work, you must have set the passcode, as described in the
left column.
Because this is a powerful machine you have here — and, besides, you're paying for its
phone calls — you may not want just anybody to use it. That's why we've provided
operation protection. When this feature is activated, only those who enter the proper
passcode (see "The key to it all: the passcode," left column) can send faxes from — or even
make settings on — the machine.

Activating operation protection

1. If the machine is in Fax mode, proceed to step 2.
If it is in Copy mode, press
COPY
2. Press , , 1, 8, . The display shows:
PROGRAM J ENTER
Set Opr. Protect
Enter Passcode :****
3. Use the numeric keypad to enter the passcode. Here, we've entered 6296:
Set Opr. Protect
Enter Passcode :6296
4. Press . The display shows:
ENTER
Opr.Protect: Off
Program/Enter
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 6.
Otherwise, proceed to step 5.
5. To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
appears. In this example, we've chosen "On."
Opr.Protect: On
Program/Enter
6. Press to save the setting.
ENTER
/ to change to Fax mode.
FAX
once or twice until your desired setting