Fujifilm has rolled out serverless on-demand print and serverless authentication to support its Apeos MFP range. The serverless on-demand print application can be installed directly on a multifunction device.
It lets users release their stored documents on any linked device, without a dedicated on-premise or cloud print server. If the device that first received the job is occupied, the user can simply release it to another available MFP on the network. And because jobs are held for confirmation before printing, unnecessary printing can be greatly reduced.
The new serverless authentication application, when installed on multifunction devices, allows the sharing of user information for authentication with multiple devices, so users can register a smart card or authenticate on any linked device within the serverless environment.
User authentication information is shared from the designated ‘parent device’ to all linked devices in the network. This sharing uses a smart card registration function that associates the credentials stored on the device with the card’s ID.
Once the information is shared, it can be used by any linked device through authentication operations, with no need to set up a dedicated server to link devices, thereby reducing costs and complexity.
