Xerox XCounter Page Accounting Support & Software User Guide
Mar 2001
XCOUNTER FOR NT USER REFERENCE MANUAL
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Password Protecting Print Jobs
XPopup can be implemented to require users to enter their network logon user ID’s
and passwords in order to authenticate print jobs. If users are using shared logon
accounts, such as GUEST or STUDENT, or if each workstation has its own logon that
is being shared by users, such as STATION1 and STATION2, then XPopup can be
used to require users to enter their own private user IDs and passwords in order to
print jobs. To implement
and passwords in order to authenticate print jobs. If users are using shared logon
accounts, such as GUEST or STUDENT, or if each workstation has its own logon that
is being shared by users, such as STATION1 and STATION2, then XPopup can be
used to require users to enter their own private user IDs and passwords in order to
print jobs. To implement
Launch XControl from the Start/Programs/XCounter for NT menu.
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From the graphic interface select Domain/Server on which XCounter is to be
installed and press the “
installed and press the “
X
” button on the tool bar and select the Popup tab.
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Configure Window type=ID and password.
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If users are logging on with their network ID and password ensure that the
“Allow network passwords” box is enabled.
“Allow network passwords” box is enabled.
If the “Allow network passwords” is enabled, XCounter will first check the user ID and
password in the Windows NT user database. If that fails, it then checks in the shared
user logon database. If the user ID and password fails both checks, then the print job
is deleted. If the user ID and password succeed, then XCounter changes the owner of
the print job to the user ID, and the job prints.
password in the Windows NT user database. If that fails, it then checks in the shared
user logon database. If the user ID and password fails both checks, then the print job
is deleted. If the user ID and password succeed, then XCounter changes the owner of
the print job to the user ID, and the job prints.
If the “Allow network passwords” is disabled, XCounter will only check the shared user
database. If the user ID and password succeed, then XCounter changes the owner of
the print job to the user ID, and the job prints. If the user is a shared logon user, then
the user’s domain is recorded in xcounter.log as PrinterPopupUsers.
database. If the user ID and password succeed, then XCounter changes the owner of
the print job to the user ID, and the job prints. If the user is a shared logon user, then
the user’s domain is recorded in xcounter.log as PrinterPopupUsers.
Shared Logon User Database
XCounter has a separate database that is used when a shared user logon
environment is required. This database contains user name and passwords
information. The maintenance procedures of this database are the same as for the
NT user database. User information can be manually inputted or imported via a
comma delimited text file. To import this information use the following procedure:
environment is required. This database contains user name and passwords
information. The maintenance procedures of this database are the same as for the
NT user database. User information can be manually inputted or imported via a
comma delimited text file. To import this information use the following procedure:
Select “Show users” from the “PrinterPopupUsers” menu.
Select “Import” from the database menu. A dialog box will appear allowing the
location and name text file to be selected. To import this comma-delimited file, the
following syntax must be adhered to. Each record occupies a single line in the file.
The format of the client code importation should be:
location and name text file to be selected. To import this comma-delimited file, the
following syntax must be adhered to. Each record occupies a single line in the file.
The format of the client code importation should be:
Username,Fullname,Password
Note: Records with a matching Username will not be overwritten.