# SETTING MODE

## Overview

Use "Setting mode" to configure the system settings of the machine. This mode allows management of various functions that will make it easier to use the machine, such as default registration for each function, network connection setting, and log check of operation status.
Setting mode can also be selected using the Web browser by accessing the machine from a PC connected to the same network as the machine.
This section explains the settings that can be controlled from the touch panel of the machine.

- Administrator password

- To maintain security, the machine administrator should promptly change the password after the machine is purchased. (For the default administrator password, see Quick Start Guide.) To change the password, see "CHANGE PASSWORD".
  * To ensure a high level of security, change the password at regular intervals.
- For fax settings, see "SETTING MODE FOR FAX".

## Operation

- Displaying the setting mode on the machine
- Displaying the setting mode (Web version)

Displaying the setting mode on the machine
Tap the [Settings] key.
Tap the [Settings] key on the home screen.
The setting mode screen appears on the touch panel.
Tap the item that you wish to set up from the menu on the left of the screen.
For details of the settings, see the explanation for each item.

- To quit the setting mode, tap the [Exit] key in the upper right corner of the screen.
- For details on login procedures when user authentication is enabled, see "User authentication" of the "OPERATIONS COMMON TO ALL MODES".

Displaying the setting mode (Web version)
When the machine is connected to the network, access the built-in Web server of the machine using the PC’s Web browser.
From the setting mode of the machine, print the IP address of the machine and enter the address on the PC’s Web browser.
Tap the [Settings] key.
From the menu, tap [System Settings] → [Print Data List].
Tap the [Print] key on the [All Custom Setting List].
Check the IP address on the printed list.
Start the Web browser on the PC, and enter the IP address of the machine.
Start a Web browser on a PC on the same network the machine is on, and enter the IP address of the machine.
Recommended Web browsers:
Internet Explorer: 6.0 or later (Windows®)
Netscape Navigator: 9 (Windows®)
Firefox: 2.0 or later (Windows®)
Safari: 1.5 or later (Macintosh)
Displaying the Setting mode (Web version).
Depending on the machine settings, user authentication may be required to display the setting mode (Web version). For password and other information required for user authentication, contact the administrator of the machine.
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