Performing User Authentication When Distributing Device Information - Canon imagerunner advance C5550i User Manual

Performing User Authentication when Distributing
Device Information
You can prevent a client machine from receiving unauthorized device information by performing user authentication
when device information is received. With these settings, it will be necessary to use the personal authentication
management function (
host machine and client machines that send and receive the device information. Administrator privileges are required
in order to configure these settings.
Configuring the Authentication Information on the Host Machine(P. 718)
Starting the Authentication Function on the Client Machine(P. 718)
Configuring the Authentication Information on the Host Machine
On the host machine that distributes the device information, you can set the user name and password used for
authentication. You can also specify the domain based on the authentication device.
1
Press .
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Press <Management Settings>
Distribution Settings>
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Configure the necessary information, and press <OK>.
<User Name>/<Password>
Enter the user name and password of an administrator with Administrator privileges. Make sure that this
administrator is registered as a user on the client machine and on the authentication server used by the
client machine.
<Login Destination>
If the administrator specified in
name of the authentication server.
Starting the Authentication Function on the Client Machine
You can configure the client machine so that personal authentication is performed when receiving the device
information. Make sure that the administrator with the authentication information configured on the host machine
( Configuring the Authentication Information on the Host Machine(P. 718) ) is registered on the client machine
before performing this procedure.
Registering User Information in the Local Device(P. 561)
Managing the Machine
Configuring the Personal Authentication Management Settings(P. 558) ) on both the
<Set MEAP Authentication>.
is registered on the authentication server, enter the NetBIOS domain
<Device Management>
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<Device Information