Authentication Log Management for the Advanced Box

This function enables you to collect/manage the logs stored in the machine from the [User Access Control for Advanced Box] page with the Remote UI. The administrator can check the collected logs to survey how the Advanced Box is being used.

Types of Logs

This function can manage the following logs:

Access Log for the Advanced Box

This log contains information related to the access status of the Advanced Box.

When logging in to (success/failure) or logging out from the Advanced Box using the touch panel display

When logging in to (success/failure) or logging out from the Advanced Box automatically when Integrated Authentication is valid

When logging in to (success/failure) or logging out from the Advanced Box from another imageRUNNER ADVANCE or computer

User Management Log for the Advanced Box

This log contains information related to the operations performed on the user management page.

When logging in to (success/failure) or logging out from the user management page of the Advanced Box

When registering/changing/deleting user information

When importing/exporting user information

Log for Authentication Log Management

This log contains information related to the exporting/deleting of authentication logs.

When exporting authentication logs is started

When exporting authentication logs is complete (success/failure)

When deleting authentication logs (success/failure)

IMPORTANT
Please note that Canon will not be held responsible for any damages caused by the use of Authentication Log Management or the inability to use Authentication Log Management. The maximum number of logs that can be managed with this function is 8,000, regardless of the type of log. When this maximum number is reached, the oldest logs are erased and overwritten with the new logs.

NOTE
The collected logs and exported logs include items for the Date and Time, User Name, Operation Type, and Result (OK/NG).

Start your Web browser → enter the following URL in the address bar.

http://<IP address of the machine or host name>

NOTE
You can also log in by entering the URL of [User Access Control for Advanced Box] in the address bar, as indicated below. (Case sensitive.) http://<IP address or host name of the machine>:8000/uactrl/

Enter each item → click [Administrator Login].

The following screen displays the default settings. If the Department ID Management or authentication for SSO-H is set, enter the necessary items for each log in.

Click [User Access Control for Advanced Box] from the Basic Tools.

Click [Authentication Method and Log Management].

Specifying each item for [Authentication/Operation Log Management].

Stopping Log Collection:

Restarting Log Collection:

Exporting Collected Logs:

Deleting Collected Logs:

Stopping Log Collection:

Clear the check mark from [Store authentication/operation log] → click [Update].

NOTE
If you start or stop log collection, this setting is retained until it is changed. The setting does not change when the machine is restarted. If you stop log collection while logs are being collected, the logs for the period that log collection was stopped are not collected when log collection is next started.

Restarting Log Collection:

Set the check mark for [Store authentication/operation log] → click [Update].

NOTE
The saved logs may not be displayed in the order that they are collected. Log collection is started by default.

Exporting Collected Logs:

NOTE
To export the various logs collected from the machine, use SSL or IPSec. To use SSL, set [Use SSL] to 'On' in [Remote UI] in [Management Settings] (Settings/Registration). If you want to use IPSec, see "IPSec Settings."

Click [Export].

Follow the instructions on the screen to specify the location where you want to save the file.

NOTE
Log collection is stopped while the export process is being performed. If the display language setting of the machine is different from when the logs were collected, the file may contain garbled characters when the logs are exported.

Deleting Collected Logs:

Click [Delete] → [Yes].