Xerox SmartSend Support & Software Installation Guide
Add/Update Xerox Devices
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Manage Device Accounts
The Manage Device Accounts page displays the Local User accounts that SMARTsend creates
automatically for each data transfer protocol that is selected on the Edit Device Configuration Defaults page.
These accounts enable Xerox devices to communicate with the SMARTsend computer. The following
accounts are created by default:
automatically for each data transfer protocol that is selected on the Edit Device Configuration Defaults page.
These accounts enable Xerox devices to communicate with the SMARTsend computer. The following
accounts are created by default:
FF_SMARTSEND_FTP
FF_SMARTSEND_SMB
FF_SMARTSEND_HTTP
FF_SMARTSEND_HTTPS
SMARTsend creates separate accounts for each protocol due to security reasons. For example, FTP uses
clear text to transmit passwords and other data, which makes it less secure than the SMB and HTTPS
protocols.
clear text to transmit passwords and other data, which makes it less secure than the SMB and HTTPS
protocols.
Confirm Device Accounts
The Confirm Device Accounts dialog will be displayed before accounts are actually created on the
SMARTsend computer. This dialog provides the opportunity to cancel the account creation process if you
prefer to create the device accounts manually. See Manage Your Own Device Accounts below for additional
information.
SMARTsend computer. This dialog provides the opportunity to cancel the account creation process if you
prefer to create the device accounts manually. See Manage Your Own Device Accounts below for additional
information.
This dialog also appears during the process of configuring or repairing a device if the device accounts have
been manually deleted from the SMARTsend computer. If this occurs, SMARTsend will recreate the
accounts.
been manually deleted from the SMARTsend computer. If this occurs, SMARTsend will recreate the
accounts.
Manage Your Own Device Accounts
The Manage your own device accounts option enables you to create or modify device accounts manually
using Microsoft Management Console (MMC). This option may be preferred for security reasons or for
compliance with other network administration policies.
using Microsoft Management Console (MMC). This option may be preferred for security reasons or for
compliance with other network administration policies.
You may choose to create new accounts using MMC, or re-use the SMARTsend device accounts if they have
already been created. If you create or modify any device account with MMC, then you must change the
SMARTsend device account settings on the Manage Device Account Credentials page to match the account
credentials on the SMARTsend computer. You must then click OK or Apply to save the changes and
reconfigure the devices with the new device account credentials.
already been created. If you create or modify any device account with MMC, then you must change the
SMARTsend device account settings on the Manage Device Account Credentials page to match the account
credentials on the SMARTsend computer. You must then click OK or Apply to save the changes and
reconfigure the devices with the new device account credentials.
Consider the following recommendations if you choose to manage device accounts
manually:
manually:
Local User accounts are recommended for this purpose, and each account should be removed from the
Users Group to provide additional security.
Users Group to provide additional security.
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Earlier versions of SMARTsend did not create device accounts automatically. With SMARTsend
2.0 and later, local user device accounts are automatically created on the SMARTsend computer for each
supported protocol.
supported protocol.
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Devices that have been configured manually will continue to use the device account that was
used during manual configuration. See Manually Configure This Device on page 4-22 for additional
information.
information.