Lexmark X940e User Manual
Locking the control panel menus using the Embedded Web Server
You can use the control panel lockout functionality to create a PIN and choose specific menus to lock. Each time a
locked menu is selected, the user will be prompted to enter the correct PIN. The PIN does not affect access through
the Embedded Web Server.
locked menu is selected, the user will be prompted to enter the correct PIN. The PIN does not affect access through
the Embedded Web Server.
To lock control panel menus:
1
Open a Web browser. In the address bar, type the IP address of the printer or print server to be protected using
the format: http://ip_address/.
the format: http://ip_address/.
2
Click Configuration.
3
Under Other Settings, click Security.
4
Click Menu Lockout Setup.
Locking the entire printer
You can use the printer lockout functionality to create a PIN that must be entered in order to use the printer. When
the printer is locked, every print job it receives will buffer to the hard disk. To print the jobs, the user must enter the
correct PIN using the control panel.
the printer is locked, every print job it receives will buffer to the hard disk. To print the jobs, the user must enter the
correct PIN using the control panel.
Notes:
•
A printer hard disk must be installed in the printer and working properly for the printer lockout functionality to be
available.
available.
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Some data will continue to be processed while the printer is locked. Reports such as user or event logs can be
retrieved from a locked printer.
retrieved from a locked printer.
To lock control panel menus:
1
Open a Web browser. In the address bar, type the IP address of the printer or print server to be protected using
the format: http://ip_address/.
the format: http://ip_address/.
2
Click Configuration.
3
Under Other Settings, click Security.
4
Click Printer Lockout PIN.
Modifying confidential print settings
You can modify confidential print settings using the Embedded Web Server. You can set a maximum number of PIN
entry attempts. When a user exceeds a specific number of PIN entry attempts, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.
entry attempts. When a user exceeds a specific number of PIN entry attempts, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.
You can set an expiration time for confidential print jobs. When a user has not printed the jobs within the designated
time period, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.
time period, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.
Note: This functionality is only available on network printers.
To modify the confidential print settings:
1
Open a Web browser. In the address bar, type the IP address of the printer or print server to be protected using
the format: http://ip_address/.
the format: http://ip_address/.
2
Click Configuration.
3
Under Other Settings, click Security.
4
Click Confidential Print Setup.
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