Re: Why I'm Looking for a Photocopier on Active Directory

Phillip Windell

You should be asking the Tech Support of the Copier,...not us.
But the Copier is NOT going to be able to "join a domain",...it "may" be
capable of using a RADIUS Server or LDAP or something.

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Phillip Windell


The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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"WDSnews" <> wrote in message
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>I want single login. I want to manage users, groups, emails, scan
>destination folders, permissions, accounting, etc. without using the
>copier's interface; without re-creating and reconciling two sets of
>accounts; without having to create any accounts on the copier. It should
>be possible to create a user in AD, assign them to 'Estimaters' OU, and
>automatically direct their photocopier scans to the 'Estimates\%UserName%'
>folder. It should be possible to collect usage by user and group for
>correct chargebacks. It should be possible to direct a scan to email with
>the correct 'from:UserName'.
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> Yes, I realize every network copier allows us to create user accounts.
> But so does peer-to-peer Windows. The point of a Directory Service is
> that it handles the identities and their attributes. With over 300 users
> it shouldn't be necessary to recreate 300 accounts on a whole different
> device with a whole different interface... and forever reconcile the
> changes and errors.
>
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> "Phillip Windell" <> wrote in message
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>> No.
>> That isn't what you need anyway. If the Copier is capable of sending
>> files to network location it could do that without AD just like a Linux
>> box or a MAC can be used to do the same.
>>
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>> --
>> Phillip Windell
>>
>>
>> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
>> Microsoft,
>> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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>>
>> "WDSnews" <> wrote in message
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>>> Is there a photocopier that recognizes Active Directory? I'd like to
>>> manage our copiers through Active Directory including a destination
>>> folder for scans. Accounting would be nice too.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your suggestions.
>>>
>>>
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