Configuring card reader authentication

The Unified Client for Xerox supports card reader authentication.

If the device supports card readers, you can configure card reader authentication for the Unified Client for Xerox. The primary reader types are proximity card readers.

For Output Manager, configure card reader authentication through the Administration application in the Output Manager Console. Select Set General Preferences and select the Security tab. Select Allow card swipe to enable the feature. Click Help on the Security tab for more information. Two-phase authentication requires a personal identification number (PIN) after a card swipe. Enable two-phase authentication by selecting Require PIN with card swipe on the Security tab in the Output Manager Console.

To set up user authentication, see the Equitrac section of the help.

Proximity card readers require the user to pass a proximity card to initiate the authentication process. The event is communicated to the authentication service on the embedded web server along with the card ID. If a match is found, the authentication service grants access and provides information about the user such as user name and email address. If a match is not found, the user is given the opportunity to provide additional authentication data to enable a new proximity card for future use, if configured in Equitrac or Output Manager.