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Configuring the IPsec Settings
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Status | Displays the status of the IPsec policy as "Active" or "Inactive". |
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To configure IPsec policies, select the desired IPsec policy, and then click [Change] to open the "IPsec Policy Settings" page. The following settings can be made on the "IPsec Policy Settings" page.
IP Policy Settings
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No. | Specify a number between 1 and 10 for the IPsec policy. The number you |
| specify will determine the position of the policy in the IPsec Policy List. Policy |
| searching is performed according to the order of the list. If the number you |
| specify is already assigned to another policy, the policy you are |
| configuring will take the number of the earlier policy, and the earlier policy |
| and any subsequent policies will be renumbered accordingly. |
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Activity | Select whether to enable or disable the policy. |
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Name | Enter the name of the policy. Can contain up to 16 characters. |
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Address Type | Select IPv4 or IPv6 as the type of IP address to be used in IPsec |
| communication. |
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Local Address | Displays the IP address of this printer. |
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Remote Address | Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the device with which to communicate. |
| Can contain up to 39 characters. |
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Prefix Length | Enter the prefix length of the Remote Address, using a value between 1 and |
| 128. If this setting is left blank, "32" (IPv4) or "128" (IPv6) will be |
| automatically selected. |
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Action | Specify how the IP packets are processed from the following: |
| • [Allow]: IP packets are both sent and received without IPsec applied to |
| them. |
| • [Drop]: IP packets are discarded. |
| • [Require Security]: IPsec is applied to IP packets that are both sent and |
| received. |
| If you have selected [Require Security], you must configure [IPsec Settings] |
| and [IKE Settings]. |
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