How to Password Protect a Canon Printer

When you set a password on your Canon Printer, it allows you to have full control of the device. It permits you to limit the users who can access it to the printer, especially when sharing a computer. Without your permission, no one can use it for unnecessary purposes. The Unauthorized printing affects the machine, exploit it and waste the resources that costly like ink & paper. Although Windows doesn’t contain an in-built feature for restricting the number of users who can print but according to Canon Printer Repair center experts settings a user account password will help you. You can set canon printer for your use and prevent all other users to access it in your absence.

Instructions to password protect your Canon Printer:

• Sign into your system as an admin and click Start.
• Open Control panel by searching in the Start menu.
• When the Control Panel window opens, click on Device & Printers.
• Locate your machine which you want to secure. Simply, right-click the Properties option.
• Now locate the account in the Users Name section and ensure that all boxes under Allow are ticked.
• Now, locate everyone in the User Names section. Tick all the boxes under DENY.

So, you will be the only user who can print on your PC once you have following the above-mentioned steps. If you also want Secure Printing then here is the guide:

1. From the File menu located on the top of the Word The program, select the Print option.
2. Choose the Conon printer/copier option as your printing device. Click the Properties tab and modify the Output Method to Secured Printing. Click Ok button on the newly appeared dialog box.

So, the document is now secured and you only have permission to print it by using the pin you created.

• Go to Canon Printer, and sign into the device to get the document printed.
• Click the Print Job Menu situated at the top.
• Under My Job Status, you can find your print job.
• Click the Print job and hit the Secure Print button appearing at the bottom right side.
• You will be prompted to enter the password, input it in the given field and the document will be printed.

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