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Submitted by Anushree Goswami, on March 23, 2020

AIO: All-in-one

AIO is an abbreviation of "all-in-one", which is also known as an MFP (multi-function product/printer/peripheral), multi-functional or multi-function device (MFD). It is a workplace machine that integrates the service and usefulness of a variety of devices in one, to have slighter marks in a residence or small business setting (the SOHO market segment), or to make available a fundamental document management/distribution/production in a large-office setting. A usual AIO or MFP may actively function as an amalgamation of several or the entire of the following devices: email, fax, photocopier, printer, and scanner.

Print features

Input

1. Network print types available (Raw, LPR, IPP, FTP printing, print via email, etc.)
2. Network, USB, Parallel or other connection types
3. PDLs (PostScript, PCL, XPS, etc.) and direct interpreters (PDF, TIFF, etc.) supported
   Printer drivers available for different operating systems

Output

1. Facility to print straight to the MFP's internal storage function
2. The facility of using the MFP's finishing functions
3. Direct CD/DVD Label Printing (generally only accessible on several InkJet AIO models)
4. Duplex printing capability: Whether the MFP can print on both sides of a sheet of paper devoid of manual interference by the user
5. Paper formats
6. Printer technology (e.g. InkJet/Laser/Color Laser)
7. Printing speed (normally specified in pages per minute or ppm)
8. Resolution DPI: this is a significant metric for both printing and scanning quality.

Scan features

Input

1. Facility to recover a document from internal storage and send it as if it was a fresh "scan"
2. Automatic document feeder (ADF): this enables various sheets of paper to be input devoid of manually introducing every piece of paper on the platen glass.
3. Duplex scanning capability (depends on the ADF): Whether the MFP can scan both sides of a sheet of paper devoid of manual interference by the user.

Output

1. Scan file formats available (e.g. PDF, TIFF, JPEG, XPS, etc.)
2. Scan transfer methods available (e.g. FTP, WebDAV, Email, SMB, NFS, TWAIN)
3. Security of scanned documents - such as PDF encryption, digital signatures and so on.

Manufacturers

MFP manufacturers or brands comprise:

• Brother
• Canon
• Dell
• Epson
• Hewlett-Packard
• Kodak
• Konica Minolta
• Kyocera
• Lexmark
• Océ (Canon)
• Okidata
• Olivetti
• Panasonic
• Ricoh
• Samsung
• Sharp
• Sindoh
• Toshiba
• Utax
• Xerox
• Infoeglobe

Reference: MFP