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Configure a Scan Filing Repository using SMB
Installation Checklist
1. Create a shared folder to be used as a scan filing location (repository) for scanned documents. Note
the Share Name of the folder and the Computer Name or Server Name.
2. Create a user account and password for the machine with full access rights to the scan directory. Write
down the user account and password.
3. Test the settings by attempting to connect to the shared folder from another PC by logging in with the
user account and password. Create a new folder within the directory and then delete the folder. If you
cannot perform this function check the user account access rights.
Enter the Scan Repository Details via Internet Services
4. At your workstation, open your Web browser and enter the IP address of the machine in the Address
or Location field. Press Enter.
5. Click the Properties tab.
6. Click the Services folder, then the Network Scanning file folder.
7. Click the File Repository Setup link.
8. Select Edit, or a File Repository Setup number in the Default File or Alternate File Destinations list,
then click Edit.
9. Enter a Name to describe the File Repository.
10. Select SMB for Protocols.
11. Enter either an IP Address or Host Name for the server.
12. Enter 445 for Port Number.
13. Enter the Share Name in the Share box.
14. For Document Path, type in the name of the folder on the remote server that has been set up to
receive device scans. Do not use back slashes as the device will add them by default.
15. Supply the Login Name and Password for the machine to log into the file server. Note that the
default login method is System (for automatic device log in).
16. Re-enter the password in the Retype Password box.
17. Click Apply.
18. Enter the administrator User Name and Password and click OK. The default is 11111 and x-admin.