What We Liked; What We Would Like To See - Lexmark X646e MFP Manual

Security

WHAT WE LIKED:

• The large touch screen and full 10-digit keypad makes
entering security information such as PINs and user-
names easier than competing units.
• A wide range of advanced security measures are stan-
dard including MAC and Kerberos authentication which
many rivals do not offer. TCP/IP via IPv6, SNMP v3.0,
and integration with a wide range of authentication pro-
tocols make it very difficult to infiltrate information flow
between the device and the desktop users.
• The optional PrintCryption module allows companies to
secure print traffic by encrypting print files as they are
transferred from the desktop to the device.
• The "Confidential" print mode is easy to find on the final
tab of the similar PCL and PostScript drivers.
• Retrieving held jobs is simple and straightforward. From
the home key users have two options. By pressing
Search for Held Jobs, users can type in a portion of the
username and have all the matching names come up
(example: Search for JVilla Result is JVillanella). Users
can also press Held Jobs and search for the specific
folder they wish to print from.
• Administrators can set a default deny access after a set
number of improper pass code entries have been at-
tempted. This nice feature helps ensure security protec-
tion from unauthorized users.
• The device offers the ability to select specific functions
that require security measures before access is
granted. Some manufacturers do not differentiate or
offer limited customization options.
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WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

• Secure PDF encryption at the time of scan to email or
scan to file, using the measures built into Adobe
Acrobat, would provide additional document security.
Users scan the confidential document, assign a PIN
code, and tell the recipient the PIN code so the file can
be opened. Several rival devices now offer this feature.
• Secure print is restricted to the release of one job at a
time. We would like to see users have the ability to se-
lect all their secure jobs and release them in a single
step.
Lexmark X646e
5 June 2006
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