# Restricting the Users Who Can Access

You can restrict the users who can access with MAC addresses using a Web browser (Remote UI).
Always use the Remote UI to specify the MAC address. The control panel allows you only to switch the address filter setting between On and Off.
[Setup] Menu ([Network] Options)
1
Start the Remote UI, and then log in as Administrator.
"Starting the Remote UI"
2
Click [Settings/Registration].
3
Select [Security] from the [Management Settings] menu.
4
Click [MAC Address Filter].
5
Click [Edit...] under [TX Filter] or [RX Filter].

[TX Filter] | It limits the sending of data from the printer.
[RX Filter] | It limits the sending of data to the printer.

6
Select the [Use Filter] check box, and select [Default Policy].
If you select [Reject], you will not be able to transmit or print from users (clients) entered in the [Exception Addresses] field.
If you select [Allow], you will only be able to transmit or print from users (clients) entered in the [Exception Addresses] field.
If you clear the [Use Filter] check box, you will be able to transmit and print from all users (clients).
7
Set the MAC address.

(1) | Enter the MAC address of a device of which you want to permit to access.
| Enter the MAC address without the hyphens (-), for example, AABBCCDDEEFF.
(2) | Click [Add].
| You can set up to 50 addresses.

NOTE
###### When deleting a set MAC address
(1) | Select a MAC address you want to delete.
(2) | Click [Delete].

8
Click [OK].
9
Perform a hard reset or restart the printer.

→ | After performing a hard reset or restarting the printer, the settings are effective.

NOTE
###### To perform a hard reset You can perform a hard reset using the following procedure.
1. | Click [Settings/Registration].
2. | Select [Device Control] from the [Output/Control] menu.
3. | Select [Hard Reset], then click [Execute].

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