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.
The Login Methods page in the Embedded Web Server provides links to authentication and personalization configuration settings. There are several ways to authenticate a user:
• User Name / Password - Validate on the Device: This option enables local authentication. Users prove their identity by typing a user name and password at the control panel or in the Embedded Web Server. The printer compares the user credentials to the information that is 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. For details, refer to
Configuring Local Authentication Settings.
• User Name / Password - Validate on the Network: This option enables network authentication. Users prove their identity by typing a user name and password at the control panel or in the Embedded Web Server. The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored on an authentication server. For details, refer to
Configuring Network Authentication Settings.
Note:The printer can use one of the following authentication server types: Kerberos, LDAP, or SMB.
• 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
® Convenience Authentication API. For details, refer to
Configuring Convenience Authentication Settings.
• Xerox Workplace Cloud: This option enables cloud-based authentication. The printer connects directly to the Xerox
® Workplace Cloud solution. This method provides multiple options for authentication. To prove their identity, users can use mobile authentication methods such as NFC or QR Codes, use an identification card, or type a user name and password at the control panel or in the Embedded Web Server. For details, refer to
Configuring Xerox Workplace Cloud Authentication Settings.
• Xerox Secure Access - Unified ID System: This option enables authentication for the
Xerox Secure Access Unified ID System®. Users present a pre-programmed identification card to a card reader at the control panel. The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored on the
Xerox Secure Access server. To use this authentication method, purchase and install the
Xerox Secure Access Unified ID System®. For details, refer to
Configuring Xerox Secure Access Unified ID System Authentication Settings.
• Smart Cards: This option enables authentication for a smart card reader. Users swipe a pre-programmed identification card at the control panel. To use this authentication method, purchase and install a smart card reader system, for example, the
Xerox Common Access Card Enablement Kit. For details, refer to
Configuring Smart Card Authentication Settings.
Note:New identification cards and card reader systems are launched constantly. To ensure that your printer supports the latest identification cards and devices that are available, software patches are provided on the Xerox website. Before you configure smart card authentication, ensure that the latest software patches are installed on your device.
• Custom Authentication: This authentication method requires a feature installation key. After you enter the feature installation key, the
Custom Authentication option is available for configuration. For details, refer to
Configuring Custom Authentication Settings.