Security/Accessibility; Accessibility - Ricoh Aficio 3228C Manual

Ricoh Aficio 3228C

Security/Accessibility

This process involves the device checking
the security information to the central
company directory, be it Windows Active
Directory or LDAP. This authentication
also allows activity to be tracked and
controlled through other tools such as the
scan to email forced sender function or via
the PCSM cost and job accounting system.
Access to the device across the network
can be limited through the use of IP
filtering and SNMP v3 support. IP filtering
allows IT administrators to limit only those
devices within the IP parameters set to
access the device.
We would like to have seen MAC filtering,
a more secure filtering approach that only
grants access to network devices within
the MAC series stipulated. As the MAC
address can not be changed this is a much
tighter lockdown compared to the IP filter,
which, if the hacker discovers the IP range,
can be mirrored.
SNMP is the protocol by which data is
communicated between the device and
other units across the network, including
the directory system by which
authentication is achieved. IT managers in
security conscious environments are
demanding SNMP v3 which offers data
encryption and additional security
measures thus preventing a hacker from
monitoring the very security messages that
are designed to keep them out. The Ricoh
Aficio 3228C supports the most current
version 3 of SNMP, which includes
sophisticated security measures not found
in versions 1 and 2.
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Accessibility

Ricoh has incorporated new design
features to make the Aficio 3228C more
compliant with the Rehabilitation Act in the
United States and easier for disabled
users.
A major design shift on the Aficio 3228C is
the option to detach the top of the unit and
rest it on a desk if desired. This includes
the control panel, doc feeder, and scanner
all in one, able to separate from the unit
itself, and on a desktop.
This "accessible scanner unit" is
something new and innovative that we
have not seen prior to this series from
Ricoh. The separate unit can be placed as
high or low as the user desires by simply
finding a desk or counter top that meets
your needs.
Competitors offer tilt screens allowing
wheel chair users access to the control
panel, but few allow users to have access
to both the control panel and the doc
feeder/scanner.
On the downside, the 3228C lacks paper
drawer access from both the top and
bottom. Ricoh users must open the paper
drawers from the bottom reaching up —
making it difficult for handicapped users
while some competitors have the option to
pull from the top or bottom.
At the present time there is no remote
access capability offered for the Ricoh
Aficio 3228C. By this we mean a method
by which the traditional touchscreen
operations could be handled via say a
desktop PC.
This is a feature that some rival
manufacturers have implemented, some
going as far as including voice navigation
to assist the blind and visually impaired.
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