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4.2Network settings with external server authentication

In order to use an external server to perform user authentication, various set- tings must be specified according to the server to be used. Specify the set- tings according to the procedures described below.

Specify the external server authentication settings according to the network environment being used.

Setting

Description (reference)

Active Directory

Select this setting when using Window 2000 Server or 2003 Server.

 

 

NTLM v1

Select this setting when using Window NT 4.0 Server.

NTLM v2

NTLMv2 is applied from Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4).

 

 

NDS

Select this setting when using NetWare 5.1 or NetWare 6.0.

 

 

LDAP

Select this setting when using an LDAP server.

 

 

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Detail

If “Active Directory” was selected for external server authentication, specify a password of one or more characters. If no password is speci- fied, authentication will fail.

Do not use “”” or “+” in the external server password. For details on the operating conditions of the external server, contact the network adminis- trator.

If “Password Rules” is set to “Enable”, only a password with 8 digits can be specified. For details on the password rules, refer to the User’s Guide [Copy Operations].

A maximum of 20 external servers can be registered.

If external server authentication was selected, [Server Name] appears in the user authentication screen so that logon is possible by selecting a server from those that are registered.

Note

The specifications of the operating system may have changed, or a new operating system may have been released. For details, refer to the man- ual for the operating system.

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Konica Minolta C550 manual Network settings with external server authentication, Setting Description reference

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