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PaperCut - Sharp OSA Manual 2014-12-24

4 Configuration

After completing the Installation section and registering the device with PaperCut, it will have

been configured with reasonable default settings that are suitable for most environments.

This section covers how to change the default settings. All the following settings are

available via the device’s ‘Summary’ tab in the PaperCut administration interface.

4.1 Device Function

The device function setting under ‘External Device Settings’ defines which functions will be

available on the device and how it will be used. Not all function settings are supported on all

devices.

Each device function is discussed in the following table.

Device Function

Description

Track & control copying

The device will track walk-up off-the-glass copying and on-

device printing.

Track & control scanning

The device will track scanning such as scan-to-email or scan-

to-file.

Track & control faxing

The device will track the sending of faxes.

Enable release station

The device will act as a print release station.

4.2 Authentication Methods

PaperCut supports a number of different ways to authenticate users who walk-up to the

devices to perform copying. The default authentication method is username and password

authentication.

The available authentication methods can be modified in the ‘External Device Settings ->

Authentication methods’ section.

Authentication methods available for a device