Authentication and its Application
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Administrators
There are four types of administrator: machine administrator, network adminis-
trator, file administrator, and user administrator.
By sharing the administrative work among different administrators, you can
spread the workload and limit unauthorized operation by a single administra-
tor. You can also specify a supervisor who can change each administrator’s pass-
word. Administrators are limited to managing the machine’s settings and
controlling user access. so they cannot use functions such as copying and print-
ing. To use such functions, you need to register a user in the address book and
then be authenticated as the user.
Reference
For details, see p.22 “Registering the Administrator”.
For details, See p.171 “Supervisor Operations”.
❖ User Administrator
This is the administrator who manages personal information in the address book.
A user administrator can register/delete users in the address book or change
users’ personal information.
Users registered in the address book can also change and delete their own in-
formation. If any of the users forget their password, the user administrator can
delete it and create a new one, allowing the user to access the machine again.
❖ Machine Administrator
This is the administrator who mainly manages the machine’s default settings.
You can set the machine so that the default for each function can only be spec-
ified by the machine administrator. By making this setting, you can prevent
unauthorized people from changing the settings.
❖ Network Administrator
This is the administrator who manages the network settings. You can set the
machine so that network settings such as the IP address and settings for send-
ing and receiving e-mail can only be specified by the network administrator. By
making this setting, you can prevent unauthorized users from changing the set-
tings and disabling the machine, and thus ensure correct network operation.
❖ File Administrator
This is the administrator who manages permission to access stored files. You
can specify passwords to allow only registered and permitted users to view
and edit files stored in Document Server. By making this setting, you can pre-
vent data leaks and tampering due to unauthorized users viewing and using
the registered data.
❖ Supervisor
The supervisor can delete an administrator’s password and specify a new
one. The supervisor cannot specify defaults or use normal functions. Howev-
er, if any of the administrators forget their password and cannot access the
machine, the supervisor can provide support.
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