Security66 WorkCentre 7800 Series Multifunction PrinterSystem Administrator GuideSetting Access RightsYou can control access to services and features by setting up authentication and authorization.Personalization allows the printer to retrieve user information to customize features.AuthenticationAuthentication is the process of confirming your identity. When the system administrator enablesauthentication, 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 storedon a magnetic, proximity, or smart card. If the information is valid, you are considered an authenticateduser.There are several ways to authenticate a user:• User Name / Password - Validate on the Device enables local authentication. Users prove theiridentity by typing a user name and password at the control panel or in CentreWare InternetServices. The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored in the user database. Ifyou have a limited number of users, or do not have access to an authentication server, use thisauthentication method.• User Name / Password - Validate on the Network enables network authentication. Users provetheir identity by typing a user name and password at the control panel or in CentreWare InternetServices. The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored on an authenticationserver.Note: The printer can use one of the following authentication server types: Kerberos (Solaris orWindows), NDS, SMB (Windows 2000/2003), or LDAP.• Convenience Authentication enables authentication for a proximity card reader. Users swipe apre-programmed identification card at the control panel. To use this method, purchase and install aUSB card reader and an authentication server that supports the Xerox ® Convenience AuthenticationAPI.• Xerox Secure Access Unified ID System enables authentication for the Xerox Secure AccessUnified ID System. Users present a pre-programmed identification card to a card reader at thecontrol panel. The printer compares the user credentials to the information stored on the Xerox ®Secure Access server. To use this method, purchase and install the Xerox Secure Access Unified IDSystem.• Smart Cards enables authentication for a smart card reader. Users insert a pre-programmedidentification card in a carder reader at the control panel. To use this method, purchase and install asmart card reader system.
