A systems administrator is deploying a high-capacity multifunction device (MFD) in a secure human resources department. The organization enforces two strict policy requirements: confidential physical documents must never remain unattended in the printer output tray, and IT staff must be able to securely track hardware health, toner status, and paper tray levels over the internal network using encrypted management protocols. Which TWO of the following configurations should the administrator implement to fulfill these requirements?
- Enable Secure Print (PIN printing) within the print driver defaults so jobs are held in MFD memory until released at the device consoleAnswer
- Configure SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy (authPriv) on the MFD embedded web server to enable encrypted network monitoringAnswer
- CEnable SNMPv1 using the default 'public' community string to broadcast real-time hardware alerts to network management software
- DConfigure the MFD to run a local DHCP service scope that leases IP addresses and registers hostnames for department workstations
- ESet the print driver to automatically spool all queued jobs to a public SMB network share to bypass user authentication delays
Answer
The administrator must enable Secure Print (PIN printing) in the print driver defaults and configure SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy (authPriv) on the MFD.
Secure Print (PIN printing) requires the user to authenticate at the MFD console before the device releases document pages into the output tray, preventing unattended paper exposure. SNMPv3 configured with authPriv provides user authentication and payload encryption (using algorithms such as AES), allowing management consoles to gather hardware status, paper levels, and toner alerts securely over the internal network without risking data eavesdropping.
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Key Concept
MFD Secure Printing and SNMPv3 Management Configuration