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US 8,510,540 B2Granted
System and method for setting security configuration to a device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKazutaka Oba, Tomoki Hattori
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Abstract
A method of accessing an image forming apparatus (IFA) or a multifunction printer (MFP) using a management device (MD) via a network, transmitting security information from the MD to the IFA, updating an original security configuration of the IFA with a new security configuration using the security information, using the new security configuration by the IFA, and confirming the new security configuration with the MD. After confirming, it is preferable the security information is deleted. Also, an IFA including a confirmation unit and a write protection unit for use with the method.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- establishing a connection between an image forming apparatus (IFA) and a management device (MD) via a network;
- receiving security information from the MD at the IFA, the security information including a security module and a new security configuration, the security module providing a function to disable and enable a write protection unit of the IFA when the security module is installed onto the IFA;
- installing the security module onto the IFA and configuring the IFA, by the function of the installed security module, to disable the write protection unit of the IFA, the write protection unit being configured to inhibit changes to a security setting of the IFA when enabled;
- storing an original security configuration of the IFA in a first storage area of the IFA and storing the new security configuration in a second storage area of the IFA;
- updating a security setting of the IFA using the new security configuration, after the installed security module has disabled the write protection unit of the IFA;
- confirming the new security configuration with the MD using the updated security setting;
- and
- enabling the write protection unit, by the function of the installed security module, after the confirming.
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A method, comprising:
- downloading security information to an image forming apparatus (IFA), the security information including a security module and a new security configuration, the security module providing a function to disable and enable a write protection unit of the IFA when the security module is installed onto the IFA;
- storing an original security configuration of the IFA in a first storage area of the IFA and storing the new security configuration in a second storage area of the IFA;
- installing the security module onto the IFA and configuring the IFA, by the function of the installed security module, to disable the write protection unit of the IFA, the write protection unit being configured to inhibit changes to a security setting of the IFA when enabled;
- updating a security setting of the IFA using the new security configuration;
- confirming the new security configuration using the updated security setting;
- and
- enabling the write protection unit after the confirming.
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An image forming apparatus (IFA) for a system for updating a security configuration of the IFA using a management device (MD) connected to the IFA via a network, the IFA comprising:
- a unit configured to connect to a MD and receive security information from the MD, the security information including a new security configuration;
- a first storage area configured to record an original security configuration;
- a second storage area configured to record the new security configuration;
- a communications unit configured to use a security setting contained in the new security configuration;
- a confirmation unit configured to confirm the security setting contained in the new security configuration by using the network to connect to the MD, and further configured to configure the communications unit to use a security setting contained in the original security configuration if confirmation is unsuccessful;
- an installation unit configured to install a security module contained in the security information and configure the communications unit to use the security setting contained in the new security configuration;
- and
- a write protection unit configured to inhibit changes to a security setting of the IFA when the write protection unit is enabled, wherein
- the security module provides a function to disable and enable the write protection unit of the IFA when the security module is installed onto the IFA,
- the installation unit is configured to, by the function of the security module, disable the write protection unit when the security module is installed, and, by the function of the security module, enable the write protection unit when the confirmation unit confirms the security setting contained in the new security configuration.
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