Security82 Xerox ® WorkCentre® 7800/7800i Series Color Multifunction PrinterSystem Administrator GuideConfiguring Convenience Authentication SettingsWhen Convenience Authentication is enabled, users swipe a pre-programmed identification cardthrough a proximity card reader at the control panel. To use this method, purchase and install a USBcard reader and an authentication server that supports the Xerox ® Convenience Authentication API.The Login Methods page in Xerox ® CentreWare ® Internet Services provides links to authentication andpersonalization configuration settings.1. In Xerox ® CentreWare ® Internet Services, click Properties > Login/Permissions/Accounting.2. Click Login Methods.To configure access rights using Convenience Authentication:• Format and configure identification cards.• Connect your card reader to the USB Port.• Enable the Xerox ® Secure Access Web service.• Set the login method to Convenience Authentication. For details, see Setting the Login Method onpage 75.• To provide information about your authentication server, next to Convenience AuthenticationSetup, under Action, click Edit.• To enable the Xerox ® Secure Access Web service, next to Web Service Enablement, under Action,click Edit.• To configure card reader policies, next to Card Reader Setup, click Edit.• To customize the title and instruction text that appears on the blocking screen, next to CustomizedBlocking Screen, click Edit.• If you selected an alternate login method that requires a network authentication server, provideinformation about your server. Next to Authentication Servers, under Action, click Edit.• To provide information about your LDAP server for personalization, next to LDAP Servers, underAction, click Edit.• Configure authorization settings. For details, see Authorization on page 86.Configuring an Authentication Server for Convenience Authentication1. On the Login Methods page, next to Convenience Authentication Setup, click Edit.2. Under Server Communication, select an address type. Type the appropriately formatted address orhost name of your server and change the default port number as needed.3. Under Path, type the path of the authentication Web service on your server.4. When Network Accounting is configured, the printer can obtain user accounting information fromthe authentication server. To reduce the number of screens that appear when a user logs in at thecontrol panel, select Automatically apply Accounting Codes from the server.If you want users to provide an accounting code at the control panel, select User must manuallyenter accounting codes at the device.5. Click Save.
