4 Xerox WorkCentre 5600 Series Evaluator Guide
Powerful Cost Control
Xerox WorkCentre 5600 Series devices become active partners in keeping document
expenses down, with tools to help you monitor, analyze and report device usage, while
reducing workload on IT support personnel.
Reduced support costs thanks to the controller’s intuitive design. Efficient processing
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and easy-to-use interfaces mean less money spent on training, IT overhead and
device maintenance.
Tighten usage and billing. Use Xerox Standard Accounting software to set user access
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and usage limits, and to generate usage reports for greater cost control of printing,
copying, scanning and faxing.
Manage your print services more effectively. For even more control over output costs,
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your WorkCentre 5600 Series devices can be incorporated into a managed print services
strategy. At your option, Xerox Office Services can help you optimize your output device
fleet, improve device uptime and enhance output capabilities, freeing your IT staff to
manage other business-critical needs.
Scale to the right speed for each workgroup. A choice of speed capabilities lets you
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“rightsize” services based on the workload demands of each group.
Maximum Manageability
Flexible, scalable tools and a high degree of control ensure that your WorkCentre device is
easy to deploy and maintain on enterprise networks.
Remote fleet configuration. Xerox CentreWare Internet Services allows for simplified
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device configuration and administration, and lets you easily clone configurations to
other devices on the network.
Remote software upgrades. Easily update your devices with the latest software and
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customize MFP functionality to meet your business needs.
Improved device fleet management. With the latest implementations of SNMPv3, device-
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specific management information bases (MIBs) and other manageability standards, the
WorkCentre 5600 Series offers better remote configuration and management, improved
print driver deployment and advanced monitoring and troubleshooting. It also provides
device reporting when used with Xerox Device Manager (XDM), Xerox CentreWare™
Web or any third-party network management tool.
Iron-clad Security
WorkCentre 5600 Series devices ensure the confidentiality of critical information with the
latest in security and authentication features.
IPSec. IPv6 support includes enablement of the new IPSec standard, one of the stron-
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gest and most versatile security standards in existence today.
802.1x. A port-based access control more typically found on wireless networks, 802.1x
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is also an excellent authentication standard for wired networks that is rapidly becom-
ing a requirement on the enterprise. Xerox WorkCentre devices provide native support
for 802.1x, along with support for several types of Extensible Authentication Protocols
(EAP) including MD5, PEAP and MS-CHAPv2.
Secure Print prevents unauthorized viewers from seeing documents by holding jobs in
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the print queue until the user is authenticated.
