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Foreign Interface Harness (FIH)
The Foreign Interface Harness (FIH) provides a portal on the MFP. By using the FIH and
third-party equipment, you can track information about copies that are made on the MFP.
Requirements
●
Windows 9X, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
●
Access to third-party accounting hardware solutions, such as Equitrac or Copitrak devices
Using the FIH
To use the FIH, you must download and install the FIH software. The software is available from
he software is used to
enable or disable the FIH portal. The software also lets you set and change the administrator
Personal Identification Number (PIN).
The PIN option lets administrators configure the FIH to prevent any unauthorized changes.
Changes can be made only with the proper PIN authentication.
Note
It is important to remember the PIN that is assigned to the FIH administration software. The PIN
is required to make any changes to the FIH.
To enable the FIH portal
1
Double-click the FIH.EXE file. The Foreign Interface Harness dialog box appears.
2
Click OK.
3
Click Enable.
4
If you have not entered a PIN before, click No. If you have entered a PIN before, click Yes.
If you clicked No, type and confirm the PIN, and then click OK. If you clicked Yes, type the
PIN and click OK.
Note
The PIN must be in numerals.
5
Click the appropriate button for the type of connection: Direct or Network.
If you selected Direct, type the MFP port. If you selected Network, type the IP address and
port for the MFP.
Note
The IP address for the MFP can be found on the configuration page. You can print a Configuration
page from the control panel by touching
MENU
,
CONFIGURATION MENU
, and then
CONFIGURATION PAGE
.
If you typed an incorrect IP address, you will receive an error message. Otherwise, the portal is
enabled.
To disable the FIH portal
1
Double-click the FIH.EXE file. The Foreign Interface Harness dialog box appears.
2
Click OK.
3
Click Disable.
4
Type the PIN and click OK.