9.1 – Canon SecurityRecommendations Quick Reference

Each customer’sneeds are different, and while the security of corporate data is ultimately the
responsibilityof the customer, the security technologies outlined below may help support your
organization'sinformation security needs. The following actions are recommended by Canon as
appropriate firststeps in securing an imageRUNNER ADVANCE system for most environments.
While these suggestionsassist in enhancing device security, internal company security policies
should ultimatelydictate which security measures are appropriate for implementation within a
specificenvironment.
1. Choose a form ofUser Authentication and/or Access Control
2. Setthe system administrator ID and password
3. Disable unused portsand applications (e.g. FTP, RUI)
4. Setpasswords for Mail Boxesand Advanced Boxes
5. Restrictprinting and RUI access to specific IP or MAC addresses
6. Setpasswords for Address Bookmanagement
7. Change the SNMP communitystrings
8. Disable the USB portif unused
9. Utilize OptionalHard Disk Drive Erase Kit or Hard DiskDrive Encryption Kit to ensure integrity
ofdata stored on internal Hard Disk Drives
10.Monitor the devices using imageWARE EMC
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