Xerox WorkCentre 3335/3345 Administrator's Guide
Security
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Xerox
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WorkCentre
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3335/3345 Multifunction Printer
System Administrator Guide
Setting Access Rights
You can control access to services and features by setting up authentication and authorization.
Personalization allows the printer to retrieve user information to customize features.
Authentication
Authentication is the process of confirming your identity. When the system administrator enables
authentication, the printer compares the information that you provide to another source of information,
such as an LDAP directory. The information can be a user name and password, or the information stored
on a magnetic, proximity, or smart card. If the information is valid, you are considered an authenticated
user.
There are several ways to authenticate a user:
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Local Authorization: This option enables local authentication. To prove their identity, users type
their user name and password at the control panel or in Xerox
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CentreWare
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Internet Services. The
printer compares the user credentials to the information stored in the user database. If you have a
limited number of users, or do not have access to an authentication server, use this authentication
method.
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Network Authorization: This option enables network authentication. To prove their identity, users
type their user name and password at the control panel or in Xerox
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CentreWare
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Internet Services.
The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored on an authentication server.
Note:
The printer can use one of the following authentication server types: Kerberos (Unix, Linux, or
Windows ADS), SMB (Windows 2000/2003), or LDAP.
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Convenience Authentication: This option enables authentication for a proximity card reader. Users
swipe a pre-programmed identification card at the control panel. To use this method, purchase and
install a USB card reader and an authentication server that supports the Xerox
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Convenience
Authentication API.
Setting the Login Method
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In Xerox
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CentreWare
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Internet Services, click
Properties > Login/Permissions/Accounting.
2.
Click Login Methods.
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To set the authentication method used to log in to the control panel, select an option.
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Passcode: A control-panel lock requires users to enter a password.
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Local Authentication: User login information is stored on the printer in the User Information
Database.
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Network Authentication: User login information is stored externally in a network database,
such as an LDAP directory.
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Convenience: This method requires users to swipe a pre-programed identification card through
a Proximity Card Reader at the control panel. This method requires a USB card reader and an
authentication server that supports the Xerox
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Convenience Authentication API.