Group Settings dialog box

Use this dialog box to create a device group. The forms that you create for the group appear on the panels of devices in the group.

Use the following tabs to configure settings on the Group Settings dialog box:

General tab

Option Description
Display Text

Type the name for the device group. This is a string value describing the name of the group. The component uses the name as a logical group name. The name does not appear on the device panel.
Associated MFPs

Type the IP addresses or host names of the devices in the group. Click the button in the Ping column to validate the IP address or host name for a device.
Global Authentication

Select this option to apply global authentication settings to the devices in the group. Authentication (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 6.0) tab provides more information on global authentication settings.

Clear the option to define authentication settings specific to the group. Authentication tab provides more information on the authentication settings.

Authentication tab

Option Description
Authentication Type
Select the authentication method:
  • None — No authentication.
  • Standard — Authenticate users through Microsoft Windows Active Directory or an LDAP server.
  • CustomPlugin — Authenticate users through a custom plug-in. You use an editor to develop custom authentication code.
Standard Authentication

In the Server or LDAP Path field, type the Active Directory server name or IP address or the LDAP path for authentication.

Select a bind type:
  • Windows Bind — If authentication is within the same domain, you can leave Server or LDAP Path blank.
  • Simple Bind— In the Server or LDAP Path field, type the Active Directory server name or IP address or type the LDAP server path in the format LDAP://server name,5000.
If necessary, select additional bind options:
  • Fast Bind — If you clear the check box, the Active Directory Server returns all the user attributes to the workflow server.
  • Server Bind — If you clear the check box, the Active Directory Server tries to connect to the DNS server to resolve the IP address of the workflow server.
  • Use SSL — If you clear the check box, the connection between LDAP and the workflow server is not encrypted. To use SSL encryption, obtain an SSL certificate. If verifying against another domain, type the server name and port number (LDAP://server name,5001).

Refer to the Microsoft web site for more information on LDAP bind.
Plug-in Authentication
Configure the following options for custom authentication code:
  • Snap-in path — Path to the compiled snap-in (.NET assembly) that contains the custom authentication code. Click the browse button (...) to locate the snap-in file.
  • Source path — Path to the source code of the snap-in. The code editor uses this path to compile the snap-in during design time.
  • Create/Edit Snapin — Click to open a code editor that has basic snap-in code. For information on the editor, open the editor Help.
User Info Lookup

Select Use LDAP Search to retrieve additional user information to configure an LDAP search to retrieve the email address and full name of the authenticated user. Click Configure and configure LDAP search settings.

If you need to retrieve only the email address for the authenticated user, use the Standard authentication type instead of configuring an LDAP search.
Test

Click to verify that the system can authenticate a user name and password with the authentication settings that you configure.