Security
WorkCentre 5300 Series Multifunction Printer
System Administrator Guide
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Audit Log
When the Audit Log feature is enabled, the printer begins recording events that happen on the printer.
You can download the Audit Log as a tab-delimited text file, and review it to find security breaches and
assess the printer’s security.
Enabling Audit Log
Note: Secure HTTP (SSL) must be enabled before you can enable Audit Log. For details, see Secure
HTTP and SSL/TLS on page 59.
1. In CentreWare IS, click Properties > Security > Audit Log.
2. Next to Audit Log, select Enabled.
3. Click Apply to accept the changes or Undo to retain the previous settings.
Saving an Audit Log
1. In CentreWare IS, click Properties > Security > Audit Log.
2. Under Export Audit Log, right-click the Export as text file link and save the compressed
auditfile.txt file to your computer.
3. Open the file in an application that can read a tab-delimited text file.
Interpreting the Audit Log
The Audit Log is formatted into columns
• Log ID: A unique value that identifies the event.
• Date: The date that the event happened in mm/dd/yy format.
• Time: The time that the event happened in hh:mm:ss format.
• Audit Event ID: The type of event. The number corresponds to a unique description.
• Logged Events: An abbreviated description of the type of event.
Notes:
• One audit log entry is recorded for each network destination within a Network Scanning
scan job.
• For Server Fax jobs: One audit log entry is recorded for each Server Fax job.
• For Email jobs: One audit log entry is recorded for each SMTP recipient within the job.
• User Name: User Name, Job Name, Computer Name, Printer Name, Folder Name, or Accounting
Account ID (when Network Accounting is enabled).
Note: Network Authentication must be configured to record the user's name in the Audit Log.
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