This section contains the following topics:
•Change the priority of firewall rules
•Limitations to rules, templates, and services
Create a firewall rule
To create a firewall rule, complete the following steps:
1.Open the embedded web server. For more information, see Embedded web server.
2.Click the Settings tab, click Firewall Rules.
3.Click New, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
NOTE: After clicking Apply, the connection to the EWS might be temporarily disrupted for a short period of time. If the IP address was unchanged, the EWS connection will be enabled again. However, if the IP address was changed, use the new IP address to open the EWS.
Change the priority of firewall rules
To change the priority in which a firewall rule is used, complete the following steps:
1.Open the embedded web server. For more information, see Embedded web server.
2.Click the Settings tab, click Firewall Rules Priority.
3.Select the priority in which you want the rule to be used from the Rule Precedence list, with 10 having the highest priority and 1 having the lowest priority.
4.Click Apply.
Change firewall options
To change firewall options for the printer, complete the following steps:
1.Open the embedded web server. For more information, see Embedded web server.
2.Click the Settings tab, click Firewall Options.
3.Change any settings, and then click Apply.
NOTE: After clicking Apply, the connection to the EWS might be temporarily disrupted for a short period of time. If the IP address was unchanged, the EWS connection will be enabled again. However, if the IP address was changed, use the new IP address to open the EWS.
Reset firewall settings
To reset the firewall settings to the factory defaults, restore the printer’s network settings. For more information, see Solve network problems.
Limitations to rules, templates, and services
When creating firewall rules, note the following limitations to rules, templates, and services.
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Maximum number of rules. | 10 (one default rule) |
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Maximum number of Address Templates. | 12 |
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Maximum number of | 5 |
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Maximum number of services you can add to | 40 |
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Change advanced network settings | 221 |