Scan to email and the December 2026 Microsoft 365 change: what to check now
Microsoft is disabling Basic Authentication for SMTP AUTH by default at the end of December 2026. If your printer scans to email via Microsoft 365, here is what to check.
Cutting print costs, security and fleet management for business.

Microsoft is disabling Basic Authentication for SMTP AUTH by default at the end of December 2026. If your printer scans to email via Microsoft 365, here is what to check.

Scanning usually fails because of the mail server, network or file permissions behind the printer — not the scanner itself. Here is what breaks, and how to set it up so it keeps working.

A print audit is a stocktake and a measurement exercise. Here is what gets looked at, why the page counters matter, and what you should have at the end.

Toner, drums and fuser units all wear at different rates. Here’s how to manage printer consumables so a low toner warning never turns into a breakdown.

How confidential documents get exposed on shared office printers and photocopiers, and the practical settings that reduce the risk.
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