Dell 1355cn User Guide

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Using a Scanner on the Network
Overview
The Scan to Server/Computer feature allows you to scan documents and send 
the scanned document to a network computer via the FTP or SMB protocol. 
You can select the kind of the server and specify a destination to store the 
scanned document with the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool or Address 
Book Editor.
The following items are required to use the Scan to Server/Computer feature.
•Using SMB
To transfer data via SMB, your computer must run on one...

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• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6
• Using FTP
To transfer data via FTP, one of the following FTP servers and an account 
to the FTP server (login name and password) are required.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, or 
Microsoft Windows 7
FTP service of Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
• Microsoft Windows XP
FTP service of Microsoft Internet Information...

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Confirming a Login name and Password
When using SMB:
The Scan to Computer/Server feature requires a user login account with a 
valid and non-empty password for authentication. Confirm a login user name 
and password.
If you do not use a password for your user login, you need to create a password 
on your User Login Account with the following procedure.
For Microsoft Windows XP:
1Click startControl PanelUser Accounts.
2Click Change an account.
3Select your account.
4Click Create a...

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3Click User Accounts.
4Click Create a password for your account and add in a password for your 
user login account.
For Windows Server 2008:
1Click StartControl Panel.
2Double-click User Accounts.
3Click Create a password for your account and add in a password for your 
user login account.
For Windows Server 2008 R2:
1Click StartControl Panel.
2Select User Accounts.
3Click User Accounts.
4Click Create a password for your account and add in a password for your 
user login account.
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For Windows XP Home Edition:
1Create a folder in the desired directory on your computer (Example of 
folder name, 
MyShare).
2Right-click on the folder, and then select Properties.
3Click on the Sharing tab, and then select Share this folder on the network.
4Enter a shared name in the Share name box.
 NOTE: Write down this shared name because you will use this name in the 
next setting procedure.
 
NOTE: When the following screen appears, click If you understand the 
security risks but want...

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5Select Allow network users to change my files.
6Click OK.
 NOTE: To add sub-folders, create new folders in the shared folder you have 
created.
Example: Folder name, 
MyShare, Second-level folder name: MyPic, 
Third-level folder name: 
John
You should now see MyShare\MyPic\John in your directory
After you created a folder, go to Configuring the Printer Settings on 
page 271.
 

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For Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition:
1Create a folder in the desired directory on your computer (Example of 
folder name, 
MyShare) and double-click the folder.
2Select Folder Options from Tools.
3Click Vi e w tab, and then clear the checkbox of Use simple file sharing 
(Recommended)
.
 

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4Click OK, and then close the window.
5Right-click the folder, and then select Properties.
6Select the Sharing tab, and then select Share this folder.
7Enter a shared name in the Share name box.
 NOTE: Write down this shared name because you will use this name in the 
next setting procedure.
8Click on Pe r m i s s i o n s to create a write permission for this folder.
9Click Add.
10Search user login name by clicking Advanced, or enter the user login name 
in the 
Enter the object names to...

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11Click OK.
 NOTE: Do not use Everyone as the user login name.
12Click the user login name that you have just entered. Select the Full 
Control
 check box. This will grant you permission to send the document 
into this folder.
 

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13Click OK.
 NOTE: To add sub-folders, create new folders in the shared folder you have 
created.
Example: Folder name: 
MyShare, Second-level folder name: MyPic, 
Third-level folder name: 
John
You should now see MyShare\MyPic\John in your directory.
After you created a folder, go to Configuring the Printer Settings on 
page 271.
For Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 
Server 2008 R2
1Create a folder in the desired directory on your computer (Example of 
folder...