Ricoh C2828 Function Manual page 174

8. Various Scan Settings
6. In [Password], press [Enter].
7. Enter a password, and then press [OK].
The password entered here will be required to open the PDF file.
8. Enter the password again, and then press [OK].
9. In [Encryption Level], select [40 bit] or [128 bit].
10. Press [OK] twice.
• A document password cannot be the same as the Master password.
• Document passwords can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
• You cannot use Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or 4.0 to view PDF files that were created using
[128 bit] encryption.
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• If [Low Resolution Only] is selected as the print permission, you cannot select [40 bit] as the PDF
encryption level.
Changing security permissions for PDF files
Set a Master Password to restrict unauthorized printing, changing, copying, or extracting of a PDF file's
content. Only users who have the Master Password can reset or change these restrictions.
• Encryption is possible only for scan files that are sent by e-mail or Scan to Folder and saved on a
removable memory device.
• You cannot reset or change a file's restriction settings without the Master Password. Write down the
Master Password but keep it secure.
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