Enabling the Guest user

The Guest user in Unified Client for Toshiba offers the ability to use the embedded solution for unauthenticated access. Users who are not associated with your enterprise can gain access to configured features of Unified Client for Toshiba without providing login credentials, or if mobile users want to access the system without authenticating. Guest workflows can be configured in the same way regular workflows are, allowing for many configurable options. Using a Release key is one possible way the Guest user feature is used; it can also be used to provide access to any workflow configured in the Guest user workflow container configured on the server, such as Guest access to Native functions. The system considers the Guest user as a regular user, so Function Access Control rules can be configured on the server for the Guest user in order to control the exact permissions granted to Guest users. The server tracks usage in Reports based on the Guest user’s identity.

For example, a workflow can be configured to place a "Guest" button on the device login screen which invokes a Print-to-Me feature. The user can then release documents with a provided key. Depending upon configuration, such a workflow may behave in the following manner: