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Setting the Advanced Box to be Open to the Public as a WebDAV/SMB Server

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You can set whether to make the Advanced Box of the machine open to the public as a WebDAV server or SMB server on the network. Also, you can set whether to manage authentication for the users of the Advanced Box which is open to the public. If the authentication management is used, only the users registered in User Access Control for Advanced Box can use the Advanced Box. (See "User Access Control for Advanced Box.")


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  • The Advanced Box cannot be opened to the public as a WebDAV server and SMB server at the same time.

  1. Press (Settings/Registration) → [Function Settings] → [Store/Access Files] → [Advanced Box Settings] → [Open to Public].
  1. Set whether to open the Advanced Box to public → press [OK].

Details of each item are shown below.

[Off]: The Advanced Box is not open to the public.
[By WebDAV]: The Advanced Box is open to the public as a WebDAV server.
[By SMB]: The Advanced Box is open to the public as an SMB server.
  • To open the Advanced Box to the public by SMB, <Use SMB Server> in [Preferences] (Settings/Registration) must be set to 'On'. (See "SMB and WINS Settings.")
  • To open the Advanced Box to the public by WebDAV, [Use WebDAV Server] in [Preferences] (Settings/Registration) must be set to 'On'. (See "Settings Common to TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6.")
  1. Press [Authentication Management] → set whether to use authentication management for the public Advanced Box.
  • For information on Authentication Management, see "User Access Control for Advanced Box."
  • If you set the Advanced Box to be open to the public as an SMB server and use authentication management:
  • If you set the Advanced Box to be open to the public as a WebDAV server and use authentication management:
  • If you do not use the authentication management:

  • If you set the Advanced Box to be open to the public as an SMB server and use authentication management:
  • Press [On].
  • To use the authentication management, <Use SMB Authentication> in [SMB Auth. Settings] in [Preferences] (Settings/Registration) must be set to 'On' and the authentication type must be set. (See "SMB and WINS Settings.")

  • If you set the Advanced Box to be open to the public as a WebDAV server and use authentication management:
  • Press [On] → [OK].
  • Press [WebDAV Server Settings] → [Basic].
  • When authentication management is used, the authentication type (Basic) in [WebDAV Server Settings] must be set.
  • Set whether to use SSL for the Advanced Box that is open to the public by WebDAV.

Details of each item are shown below.

<Use SSL>:

[On]: SSL communication is used.
[Off]: SSL communication is not used.
  • To set <Use SSL> to 'On', it is necessary to first set the key pair and server certificate and then set the default key. (See "Key Pair and Server Certificate Settings for Encrypted SSL Communication" and "Changing the Key Pair Used With SSL Encrypted Communications.")

  • If you do not use the authentication management:
  • Press [Off].

  1. Press [OK].
  • Changes are only effective after you restart the machine (the main power switch is turned OFF, and then back ON). For instruction on restarting (turning the main power switch OFF and then ON) the machine, see "Before You Start Using This Machine."

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