Heap and Stack Settings for PIV or CAC enabled Ricoh MFDs
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The Ricoh ESA capture component supports CAC/PIV authentication.ᅠ The default memory settings on a Ricoh MFD are sufficient for Windows authentication, but too low for CAC/PIV authentication.ᅠ Having too low memory settings can cause authentication errors on the device.ᅠᅠWhen usingᅠCAC/PIV authentication, the heap/stack settings on the Ricoh MFDᅠshallᅠbe increased toᅠ75% max stack and 75% max heap.ᅠ
Steps and Instructions
The screenshots below show a Ricoh Aficio MP 2352 as an example.ᅠ On other Ricoh models, the menus and settings below might look slightly different.
Setup Instructions:
- Open a web browser
- It is recommended to open the web browser on the local desktop, not the Autostore server, because the server's Internet settings are sometimes too restrictive
- Launch the Web Image Monitor by typing "https://"ᅠfollowed by the device's IP address
- https://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
- If you get a certificate warning, continue to this website
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- Click Login in the upper right cornerᅠ
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- Enter administrative credentials
- Default user name = admin
- Default password = [blank]ᅠ
- Click Login
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- After successful login, click Configuration button
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- Scroll down to Extended Features Settings
- Click Administrative Tools
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- Change the Heap Size to 75% of the maximum, for the model below this is 48 MB * 0.75 = 36 MB
- Change the Stack Size to 75% of the maximum, for the model below this is 512 KB * 0.75 = 384 KB
- Click Apply
- Click Back
- Navigate all the way back to the main screen
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- Click Reset Deviceᅠ
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- Confirm the Restart with OK
- Wait 5 minutes for the device to finishᅠbooting up
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Troubleshooting
For further assistance please contact Ricoh Support:ᅠhttp://www.ricoh-usa.com/support/support.aspx