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• Encryption and Authentication – SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protects data

transferred over the network by encrypting file names and formats. The System

Administrator can also add IPSec capabilities to secure Internet Protocol (IP)

communications from lower layer protocols, such as TCP (Transmission

Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) by authenticating and

encrypting each IP packet of a data stream across the Internet.

Additionally, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7500 and C7500 II Series

support IEEE 802.1X, which provides port-based authentication. Authentication

involves

communications

authentication server. The supplicant is authentication software on a client

device. The client device (the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7500 and C7500 II

Series) needs the supplicant to provide credentials, such

names/passwords or digital certificates, to the authenticator (a wireless access

point). The authenticator then forwards the credentials to the authentication

server (generally a RADIUS database) for verification. If the credentials are

valid in the authentication server database, the client device is allowed to

access resources located on the protected side of the network.

• Network Port and Application Access Control – Network Port and

Application Access Control enables system administrators to set up only the

necessary protocols, such as IPP, FTP, SNTP, SNMP, RAW, LPD, and others

for transferring data. These protocols can be switched ON and OFF. The

administrator can also disable unneeded services, protocols, ports, and the

potential paths of attack so that attacks on the machine can be minimized.

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