MFC-L8850CDW
FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Set the Brother machine to prevent public access to certain features
Secure Function Lock lets you restrict public access to certain machine functions:
*1: Available only for models with fax function.
*2: Scan except Scan to USB
*3: Scan includes scan jobs via Brother iPrint&Scan.
*4: Scan to USB
*5: Print and Color Print include print jobs via and Brother iPrint&Scan.
*6: Available for Print, USB Direct Print, Copy and Web Connect (Download).
This feature also prevents users from changing the default settings of machine by limiting access to the machine's settings.
Before using the security features you must first enter an administrator password.
The administrator can set up restrictions for individual users along with a user password.
Make a careful note of your password. If you forget it, you will have to reset the password stored in the machine. For information about how to reset the password, contact Brother Customer Service from the "Contact Us".
You can configure Secure Function Lock settings using a Web browser. Before configuration, the following preparations are needed.
You can find the machine's IP address in the Network Configuration List.
If you are using a Web browser to configure the machine's settings for the first time, set a password. No password is required by default.
You can enable access to restricted operations by creating a restricted user profile. Restricted users must choose their user name from a list and enter a password to use the Brother machine.
You must set up the Secure Function Lock in the following order:
The password you set in these steps is for the administrator. This password is used to set up users and to turn Secure Function Lock on or off.
You can set up the public mode to restrict what functions are available for public users. Public users do not need to enter a password to access the features made available through this setting.
You can set up groups with restrictions and users with a password. You can set up to 100 restricted groups and 100 users.
You can configure these settings using a Web browser.