MFC-J5620DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Restrict access to certain operations on my Brother machine.

Secure Function Lock is a feature that lets you restrict Public access to certain operations on your Brother machine: Print, Copy, Fax (Send, Receive), Print from Media, Scan to Media, Web Connect (Upload, Download), Print Limits (Max. Pages, Color Print), Page Counters (Total, Black and White, Color).

This feature also prevents users from changing the default settings of the machine by limiting access to the menu settings.

You can set one Public user and up to 10 individual users (restricted users). When you set up a Public user, you can restrict one of more of the machine's functions to all users, unless a user is set up as a restricted user. Restricted users have access to restricted operations. Restricted users must choose the stored user name and password in order to the use the machine.

 

Disabling at least one function is required to turn on Secure Function Lock for the Public user.

 

 

Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0

You can configure Secure Function Lock 2.0 settings using a Web browser. Before configuration, following preparations are needed.

 

The Secure Function Lock 2.0 feature is not available for network shared environment.

 

 

  1. Start your web browser.
  2. Type "http://machine's IP address" in your browser's address bar (where "machine's IP address" is the machine's IP address).
    For example:http://192.168.1.2

    You can find machine's IP Address in the Network Configuration Report. For more information on how to print a Report Page, refer to the Online User's Guide for your machine. The latest Online User's Guide is available in the Manuals section.

     
  3. Type a password in the Login box. (This is a password to log on to the machine's web page, not the administrator password for Secure Function Lock.) Click  Login.
     

    If you are using a web browser to configure the machine's settings for the first time, set a password.

     

    1. Click Please configure the password.
    2. Type a password (up to 32 characters).
    3. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.
    4. Click Submit.

     

     

Setting up Secure Function Lock

You must set up the Secure Function Lock in the following order:
 

  1. Set the Administrator password. (See STEP A)
  2. Set up the Restricted Users (if any). (See STEP B)
  3. Turn Secure Function Lock ON. (See STEP C)

 

STEP A: Setting the password for the administrator

 

The password you set in the steps listed below is for the administrator. This password is used to set up the Public user and Restricted users and to turn Secure Function Lock on or off.
 

  1. Click Administrator.
  2. Click Secure Function Lock in the left navigation bar.
  3. Type a four-digit number for the password in the New Password field.
  4. Retype the password in the Retype Password field.
  5. Click Submit.
     

 

STEP B: Setting up the Restricted User

 

You can set up users with specific restrictions and a password.
Example: If you disabled the "Scan" function for public users, however they are specific users you would like to have access to this function, you would set them up as a restricted user with access to this function (enable "scan").

 

  1. Click Administrator.
  2. Click Secure Function Lock in the left navigation bar.
  3. In the Function Lock field, choose the On radio button.

    To configure Secure Function Lock through the embedded web server, you must enter the administrator password (a four-digit number).

  4. Type an alphanumeric Group name or User name (up to 15 characters) in the ID Number / Name field, and then type a four-digit password in the PIN field.
  5. Clear the functions that you want to restrict from the Functions check boxes. To configure the maximum page count, choose the On check box in Print Limits, and then type the number in the Max. Pages field.
  6. Click Submit.
     

 

  • You cannot use the same password as another user's password.
  • You can set up one Public user. Public users do not need to enter a password.

 

 

 

STEP C: Turning Secure Function Lock ON

 

  1. Press Settings(Settings) > All Settings > General Setup > Function Lock > Lock Off->On.
  2. Enter the registered four-digit administrator password using the machine's display. Press OK.

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