Finding Printer Security Information - Lexmark CX517 User Manual

Securing the printer
3
From the Disk encryption menu, select Enable.
Notes:
•
Enabling disk encryption will erase the contents of the printer hard disk.
•
Disk encryption can take from several minutes to more than an hour, during which the printer will be
unavailable for other user tasks.
4
Click Submit.
Using the printer control panel
1
Turn off the printer.
2
Hold down 2 and 6 while turning the printer on. Release the buttons only when the screen with the progress
bar appears.
The printer performs a power-on sequence, and then the Configuration menu appears. When the printer is
fully turned on, a list of functions appears on the printer display.
3
Touch Disk Encryption > Enable.
Note: Enabling disk encryption will erase the contents of the printer hard disk.
4
Touch Yes to proceed with disk wiping.
Notes:
•
Do not turn off the printer during the encryption process. Doing so may result in loss of data.
•
Disk encryption can take from several minutes to more than an hour, during which the printer will be
unavailable for other user tasks.
•
A status bar will indicate the progress of the disk wiping task. After the disk has been encrypted, the
printer will return to the Enable/Disable screen.
5
Touch Back > Exit Config Menu.
The printer will perform a power‑on reset, and then return to normal operating mode.

Finding printer security information

In high-security environments, it may be necessary to take additional steps to make sure that confidential data
stored in the printer cannot be accessed by unauthorized persons. For more information, go to the
Lexmark security Web page
http://support.lexmark.com.
or see the Embedded Web Server—Security: Administrator's Guide at
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