Sharp Ar M258 Manual

DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL 
SYSTEM
OPERATION MANUAL
(for network scanner)
INTRODUCTION 
BEFORE USING THE NETWORK
   SCANNER FUNCTION
HOW TO USE THE NETWORK 
   SCANNER FUNCTION
TROUBLESHOOTING 
METADATA DELIVERY
SPECIFICATIONS1
3
20
32
37
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MODEL
AR-M256
AR-M257
AR-M258AR-M316
AR-M317
AR-M318
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Warranty
While every effort has been made to make this operation manual as accurate and helpful as possible, SHARP 
Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to its content. All information included herein is subject to 
change without notice. SHARP is not responsible for any loss or damages, direct or indirect, arising from or related 
to the use of this operation manual.
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INTRODUCTION
The network scanner expansion Kit enables the machine to be used as a network scanner.
* Memory can be added by installing a commercially available 128 MB or 256 MB memory module (144-pin SDRAM 
SODIMM). For more information, consult your dealer.
●This manual only explains features that can be used when the Network Scanner Expansion Kit is installed. For 
information on loading paper, replacing toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds, handling peripheral devices, 
and other...

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1
1BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
ABOUT THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION.... 3
SETTINGS AND PROGRAMMING REQUIRED 
FOR THE NETWORK SCANNER FEATURE........ 4
●SETTINGS REQUIRED FOR THE NETWORK 
SCANNER FUNCTION ....................................4
●ACCESSING WEB PAGES .............................4
●ABOUT THE WEB PAGE ................................5
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BASIC SETTINGS FOR NETWORK SCANNING...6
●
SMTP SERVER AND DNS SERVER...

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Chapter 1
BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
ABOUT THE NETWORK SCANNER 
FUNCTION
When the network scanner function is added to the machine, a document or photo can be scanned into an image file 
and sent over a network or the Internet to a file server, e-mail destination, or your own computer. The scanned 
image can be sent to the following types of destinations:
1. The scanned image can be sent to a memory 
storage device on a network (a designated 
directory on an FTP server). (This is...

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SETTINGS AND PROGRAMMING 
REQUIRED FOR THE NETWORK 
SCANNER FEATURE
To use the Network Scanner feature, settings for the SMTP server, DNS server, and destination addresses must be 
established.
To establish the settings, use a computer that is connected to the same network as the machine to access the 
machines Web page. The Web page can be displayed with your Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, 
Netscape Navigator 7.0 or later, or Safari 1.2 or later).
SETTINGS REQUIRED FOR THE NETWORK...

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BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
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ABOUT THE WEB PAGE
When you access the Web page in the machine, the following page will appear in your browser.
A menu frame appears on the left side of the page. When you click an item in the menu, a screen appears in the 
right frame that allows you to establish settings for that item.
For detailed explanations of the procedures for establishing settings, click Help in the menu frame.
Menu frame
Click the menu items displayed here to configure the...

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BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
BASIC SETTINGS FOR NETWORK SCANNING
Click Network Scanning in the menu frame, and then establish the required settings. These settings should only be 
established by the network administrator.
For detailed explanations of the procedures for establishing settings, click Help in the menu frame.
1Click Network Scanning in the menu 
frame.
The Network Scanning 
Setup page appears.
2Select the transmission methods that 
you wish to use.
Select the scanner delivery...

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BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
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SMTP SERVER AND DNS SERVER SETTINGS
SMTP is used to transmit e-mail that is sent using Scan to E-mail or Scan to FTP (Hyperlink). To use these 
transmission methods, your SMTP server settings must be configured.
Configuring SMTP server settings
1Click Services in the menu frame.
2Click SMTP.
3Enter the required information in 
SMTP Setup.
For detailed explanations of the procedures for 
establishing settings, click Help in the menu 
frame.
4When you have...

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BEFORE USING THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
CONFIGURING LDAP SERVER SETTINGS (WHEN 
USING AN LDAP SERVER)
If mail addresses are managed on your network by an LDAP server, the e-mail addresses stored in the LDAP server 
can be used for Scan to E-mail.
In addition, user authentication can be enabled to restrict use of the network scanner function by means of user 
passwords stored in the LDAP server. (p.17)
To allow the machine to use the e-mail addresses in the LDAP server, the LDAP server settings must...