Equitrac: NFC enabled phones for authentication
Question:
Can NFC-enabled devices (i.e. smart phones) be used with Equitrac card readers to authenticate?
Answer:
ControlSuite, Equitrac 6, Output Manager 5 together with Business Connect 8, the Kofax Micro Card Readers and a compatible Embedded Client(*) now supports the use of NFC enabled smartphones for authentication.
The Business Connect 8 application should be installed on compatible Android and iOS devices, and the Authentication option should be used. The phone should be tapped on the Micro Card Reader connected to a compatible MFP running the appropriate Embedded Client, and the user will be logged in.
Note: iOS devices use Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) rather than NFC technology, however the user experience is identical.
(*) Compatible Embedded Clients include:
| Brother | Unified Client for Brother | (where device allows) |
| Canon | Equitrac Embedded for Canon MEAP | |
| Epson | Kofax Unified Client for Epson | (where device allows, requires updated device firmware) |
| Fuji-Xerox | Equitrac Embedded for Fuji-Xerox ECSP | (where device allows) |
| HP | Kofax Unified Client for HP | |
| HP | Equitrac Embedded for HP OXP | |
| Kyocera | Equitrac Embedded for Kyocera | |
| Lexmark | Equitrac Embedded for Lexmark eSF | |
| Ricoh | Ricoh PCC4 | |
| Ricoh | Ricoh PCC5 | |
| Ricoh | Unified Client for Ricoh SOP | |
| Samsung | Unified Client for Samsung Smart UX | |
| Toshiba | Unified Client for Toshiba | (where device allows) |
| Xerox | Equitrac Embedded for Xerox ECSP | (where device allows) |