Sharp Data Privacy - Manual (Page 6)

Highly classified information needs special protection
/This is Why we help you cover all the angles.
If your company handles information which could
make you the target for a skilled criminal hacker
- such as credit card data - you need to take all
necessary steps to eliminate security weak spots. An
obvious step - but one that is often overlooked - is
to isolate the fax line.
We’ve designed our MFPs in such a way that
the fax modem controller is physically separate
from the other controllers and cannot run any
external code. And not only is the fax system
independent, but it will only respond to genuine
fax transmission protocols.
Network protection
Sharp MFPs are equipped with an intelligent
network interface that provides a secure firewall
to each MFP, preventing unauthorised access to
configuration and network settings. Access can be
controlled at three levels:
• IP address filtering, which limits access to a select
number of predefined addresses
• MAC address filtering, which limits access
to specific devices regardless of their IP address
• TCP/IP services blocking, which blocks
specific communications protocols and gives
administrators the ability to close selected ports.
Communication to and from the MFP can also be
protected with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for secure
transmission across the network, and most devices*
support protocols such as IPsec and SNMPv3. In
addition, many recent Sharp MFPs* also support
IEEE802.1X, which helps maintain a high level of
security by allowing the MFP to connect to a secure
customer network.
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PORT CONTROL
*Please contact your local Sharp representative for a list of compatible MFPs.