Information processing apparatus, access control method, and recording medium storing access control program

A method of controlling access to a management function via multiple input interfaces provided on an information processing apparatus, the multiple input interfaces including a first input interface and a second input interface, the first input interface being a control panel, the second input interface configured to interface with a networked device, the method comprising:

• displaying, on the control panel, an administrator login interface configuration screen such that the administrator login interface configuration screen simultaneously displays multiple access settings corresponding to each of the multiple input interfaces on a same screen, the multiple access settings including, for each of the multiple input interfaces, an open-access setting, a login-required setting, and a login-disabled setting,
• determining, independently for each one of the multiple input interfaces, a set access setting from among the multiple access settings based on input received from an administrator in response to the multiple access settings for each of the multiple input interfaces simultaneously displayed on the same screen;
• and
• controlling access to the management function independently via each of the multiple input interfaces based on the input independently selected for each of the multiple input interfaces by,
• allowing the access to the management function via a respective one of the multiple input interfaces irrespective of authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the open-access setting,
• allowing the access to the management function via the respective one of the multiple input interfaces based on the authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the login-required setting, and
• denying the access to the management function via the respective one of the multiple input interfaces irrespective of the authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the login-disabled setting.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to implement a method of controlling access to a management function via multiple input interfaces provided on an information processing apparatus, the multiple input interfaces including a first input interface and a second input interface, the first input interface being a control panel, the second input interface configured to interface with a networked device, the method comprising:

• displaying, on the control panel, an administrator login interface configuration screen such that the administrator login interface configuration screen simultaneously displays multiple access settings corresponding to each of the multiple input interfaces on a same screen, the multiple access settings including, for each of the multiple input interfaces, an open-access setting, a login-required setting, and a login-disabled setting,
• determining, independently for each of the multiple input interfaces, a set access setting from among the multiple access settings based on input received from an administrator in response to the multiple access settings for each of the multiple input interfaces simultaneously displayed on the same screen;
• and
• controlling access to the management function independently via each of the multiple input interfaces based on the input independently selected for each of the multiple input interfaces by,
• allowing the access to the management function via a respective one of the multiple input interfaces irrespective of authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the open-access setting,
• allowing the access to the management function via the respective one of the multiple input interfaces based on the authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the login-required setting, and
• denying the access to the management function via the respective one of the multiple input interfaces irrespective of the authentication, in response to the set access setting for the respective one of the multiple input interfaces being the login-disabled setting.