Limiting by Using MAC Addresses (MAC Address Filtering)

You can control access to the printer by using MAC addresses. You can allow for or reject access from a specified MAC address.

Note

Be sure to specify the correct MAC address. An incorrect entry of a MAC address does not allow for access to the printer from a network. Use care when setting.

Memo

  • You can set this setting with the Web page.

  • The description below uses the following environment as an example.

    Printer: B432dn

    IP address of the printer: 192.168.0.2

  1. Open the Web page of the printer.

  2. Log in as the administrator.

    How to log in as the administrator

    About the Web Page of the Printer

  3. Select [Admin Setup].

  4. Select [Network Setup] > [Security] > [Select MAC Address Filtering].

  5. Set [Select MAC Address Filtering] to [Enable] in [STEP1. Select MAC Address Filtering Settings].

  6. Select whether to [Accept (Deny)] communication from a specified MAC address in [STEP2. Set Filtering MAC Address].

    Note

    • Enter a MAC address of a host that is allowed (or rejected) to communicate.

    • Use one-byte numbers that are separated with ":" to specify a MAC address.

    • Regardless of the specifications in [STEP2], you can set the addresses of the administrators who are allowed to communicate in [STEP3].

  7. Set the [Administrator's MAC Address setting] value in [STEP3. Save Administrator MAC Address.].

    Note

    • If you access the printer through a proxy or other device, the address of the device through which you access the printer is displayed as [Your Current Local Host/Proxy MAC Address]. For this reason, your host address may be different from the address that is displayed in [Your Current Local Host/Proxy MAC Address].

    • If nothing is registered in [Administrator's MAC Address setting], access to the printer may not be allowed depending on the settings in [STEP2].

    • If you do not want to register the administrator's MAC address, set 00:00:00:00:00:00 to the [Administrator's MAC Address setting] filed.

    Memo

    If you enter the administrator's MAC address in [Administrator's MAC Address setting], the administrator can set from the host of the MAC address that is set in [Administrator's MAC Address setting] even if you set incorrect settings in [STEP2].

  8. Click [Submit].

    The settings are saved to the printer, and the network function restarts.