Muratec F-560
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Product Dynamics
Overview:
The 20-ppm F-560 is part of a new family of
Muratec MFPs, called the Network Gateway
Platform (NGP). With the NGP, Muratec’s
goal is to deliver to the fax segment 1 and 2
markets an “on-ramp” to a business’s
information assets. According to Muratec, the
NGP progeny, which also includes the F-520,
MFX-1430, and MFX-2030, is anything but
the dumbed down all-in-one type devices.
There are many features in the F-560 that
supports Muratec’s vision of the NGP as an
easy-to-use gateway device for executives
and other front-office staff. The Muratec F-
560 boasts a highly-functional back-lit touch-
display — unique in the segment 1
space. The network navigator screen
lets console users browse into a
network file directory. Using the same
browse directory feature, non-technical
users can even attach network docs to
their console generated emails. That’s
a capability not often found on high-
end segment 3 MFPs.
With the F-560, you can also distribute
documents to fax/I-Fax , to FTP, and
to email. Short-cut buttons can be set
for frequently used FTP and folder
destinations, 300-entry internal
address books speed up fax and email
delivery, and macro keys can be
programmed to trigger a sequence of
console operations. In short, Muratec
has made this device into a low-
complexity office appliance, as easy to
operate as a fax.
Along with these powerful networking
features, the F-560 comes with GDI
printing as standard — PCL 5e and 6
are optional. Network security, another
goal of NGP, is realized with built-in
LDAP authentication — again a feature not
typically found in the under 20-ppm market.
Finally, their OfficeBridge Web-based
interface lets remote users configure console
features, and monitor device status.
With 600x600 dpi color scanning as a
standard feature, the Muratec F-560 is very
much at home in front-offices, useful for
distributing documents, contracts, brochures,
and plans.
BERTL analyst working on the Muratec F-560
