MFD

Multifunction Device

In plain language

The office machine that prints, scans, copies and often faxes or emails, all in one box.

The metaphor

Like a shared desk with every stationery tool on it: handy, and anyone passing by can reach it.

Going deeper

How it works

Connects to the network and often to email and cloud storage.
Many keep copies of scanned pages on an internal drive.
Default administrator passwords are common and often never changed.
Old firmware can contain known flaws.

What can go wrong (example scenario)

A busy office never changed the default admin password on its copier. A contractor on guest Wi-Fi opened its settings page and could read the saved scan list.

How WILDCARD handles it

Print Management covers the printers and multifunction devices a business relies on, and Network covers keeping them on the right part of the network.

In practice

A copier emails a scan to an accounting address.
An IT provider changes the default password and turns off unused features.
A lease return includes wiping the stored drive.

A question owners ask

Is my copier a security risk?

It can be if it has default passwords or old firmware. Changing the password and updating it costs little.

Where WILDCARD handles this

Print
Management

Coming soon

Network

Firewall managed and monitored
Switches kept current
On-prem Active Directory auth

Start with Network

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