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Set up a Scan to SFTP Profile
- We recommend using the latest version of the following web browsers:
- Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Google Chrome™ for Windows
- Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome™ for Mac
- Google Chrome™ for Android™
- Safari and Google Chrome™ for iOS
- Ensure that JavaScript and Cookies are always enabled, regardless of which browser you use.
- 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 required, type the password in the Login field, and then click Login.
The default password to manage this machine’s settings is located on the bottom of the machine and marked "Pwd". Change the default password by following the on-screen instructions when you first log in. - In the left navigation bar, click .If the left navigation bar is not visible, start navigating from
. - Select the SFTP option, and then click Submit.
- Click the Scan to FTP/SFTP/Network/SharePoint Profile menu.
- Select the profile you want to set up or change.
Using the following characters: ?, /, \, ", :, <, >, | or * may cause a sending error.
Option Description Profile Name Type a name for this server profile (up to 14 alphanumeric characters). The machine displays this name on the LCD.
Host Address Type the Host Address (for example: ftp.example.com; up to 64 characters) or the IP address (for example: 192.23.56.189).
Username Type a user name (up to 32 characters) that has permission to write data to the SFTP server.
Auth. Method Select Password or Public Key.
Do one of the following:
When you select Password, type the password (up to 33 characters) associated with the user name you typed in the Username field. Type the password again in the Retype password field.
When you select Public Key, select the authentication type from the Client Key Pair drop-down list.
Server Public Key Select the authentication type. Store Directory Type the path (up to 255 characters) to the folder on the SFTP server where you want to send your scanned data. Do not type a slash mark at the beginning of the path (for example: brother/abc). File Name Select a file name from the preset names provided, or from user-defined names. You can set the user-defined names and file name style in the Scan File Name menu in the navigation menu.
Quality 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.
File Type Select the file type you want to use for the scanned document.
Document Size Select your document size from the list. This is necessary to make sure the scanned file is the correct size.
Edge Fill for Plastic Card When On is selected, the four edges of the scanned plastic card image are filled with white space.
Edge Fill for Plastic Card is available only for scanning from the Card Slot.Margin Settings Adjust your document's margins.
File Size Select your file size.
Skip Blank Page Select the On option to remove blank pages of the document from the scanning results.
Skip blank page sensitivity Select the sensitivity level for detecting blank pages in the scanned data. The higher the sensitivity, the easier it is for the machine to detect blank pages.
Document Separation Split a scanned image.
When multiple documents have been scanned, you can split up and save documents separately by using this function. You can also set the number of pages to split a document by.
Color/Gray TIFF Compression Select the compression TIFF file type for a colour/grey document.
B&W TIFF Compression Select the compression TIFF file type for a monochrome document.
2-sided Scan Select On to scan both sides of the document.
Brightness Select the brightness level.
Contrast Select the contrast level.
Continuous Scan Scan more pages than the maximum capacity of the ADF and save them as one data file.
Port Number Change the Port Number setting used to access the SFTP server. The default for this setting is port 22. In most cases this setting does not need to be changed.
- Click Submit.