Concept Guide

S3845cdn / CACStar Configuration Guide
2018
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Thank you for choosing a Dell Color Smart Multifunction Printer S3845cdn with the CACStar CAC security option.
The CACStar security option enables authenticated access to your printer via CAC or PIV smart cards. CACStar and
our printer together offer flexible solution that will support your needs.
This guide is designed to assist you in setting up your S3845cdn for use in your environment, compliant with MFD
STIG Version 2 Release 10 (28 July 2017).
2 GETTING STARTED
The guide assumes no previous experience with CACStar or the S3845cdn MFD. It also assumes that the CACStar
security option has already been installed on the S3845cdn.
If you have received your CACStar option separately
from the printer, it must be physically installed. Refer
to the CACStar Option Installation Guide for the
installation procedure before proceeding further
With the CACStar option installed to the printer, we can proceed with installation. This section covers the
following topics:
• Connecting to the LAN
• Gathering information required to configure the authentication
2.1 CONNECTING TO THE LAN AND ACQUIRING AN IP ADDRESS
Connecting your device to the LAN usually requires registration of the device’s Ethernet (MAC) address with the
network switch to which the device will be connected. For this purpose, the MAC address of the CACStar option
must be used. You can find this address in two ways:
• The label affixed to the CACStar option enclosure (figure 1 below)
• Printer on the CACStar summary printout