ADS-1700W

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Set up a Scan to Network Profile

Set up a Scan to Network Profile to scan and upload scanned data directly to a folder on a Mapped Network Drive (CIFS) server.
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  1. Start your web browser.

    Type "https://machine's IP address" in your browser's address bar (where "machine's IP address" is the machine's IP address). For example: https://192.168.1.2

    If the machine prompts you for a password, type it, and then click .
  2. Click the Scan tab.
  3. Click the Scan to FTP/SFTP/Network menu in the left navigation bar.
  4. Select the Network option, and then click Submit.
  5. Click the Scan to FTP/SFTP/Network Profile menu in the left navigation bar.
  6. Select the profile you want to set up or change. Using the following characters: ?, /, \, ", :, <, >, |, or * may cause a sending error.
    The Profile setting screen appears.
  7. In the Profile Name field, type a name for this server profile (up to 14 alphanumeric characters).
    The machine will display this name on the LCD.
  8. In the Network Folder Path field, type the path to the folder on the Mapped Network Drive (CIFS) server where you want to send your scanned data.
  9. Click the Quality drop-down list, and then select a quality setting. When Auto is selected, you can adjust the detection level of colour from the Auto Color detect adjust drop-down list.
  10. Click the File Type drop-down list, and then select the file type you want to use for the scanned document.
  11. Click the Document Size drop-down list, and then select your document size from the list. This is necessary to make sure the scanned file is the correct size.
  12. Turn on the Edge Fill for Plastic Card option to add a white edge around the border of your scanned image.
    Edge Fill for Plastic Card is only available when scanning from the Card Slot.
  13. In the Margin Settings, enter a value between -4 and 2 to add or remove a specific margin at the edge of the image.
  14. Click the File Size drop-down list, and then select your file size from the list.
  15. Select On from the Skip Blank Page option, to remove blank pages of the document from the scanning results.
  16. Click the Skip Blank Page sensitivity drop-down list, and then select a sensitivity level.
  17. Turn On the 2-sided Scan setting to scan both sides of the document.
  18. Click the Brightness drop-down list, and then select the brightness level.
  19. Click the Contrast drop-down list, and then select the contrast level.
  20. Select On from the Continuous Scan option to continue scanning.
  21. In the Username field, type a user name (up to 96 characters) that has permission to write data to the folder specified in the Network Folder Path field. If the user name is part of a domain, type the user name in one of the following styles:
    user@domain
    domain\user
  22. In the Password field, type the password (up to 33 characters) associated with the user name you entered in the Username field. Type the password again in the Retype password field.
  23. Click Submit.
  24. You must configure the SNTP (network time server) or you must set the date, time and time zone correctly on the control panel.
You can set the scanned file name and file name style in the Scan File Name menu in the left navigation bar.

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