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Creating Hot Folders

Create a hot folder in this machine. To create a hot folder, access the user mode of PageScope Web Connection.

Example: This section describes an example of sharing a Hot Folder with multiple users and setting the user authentication to the folder.

  1. Operate Accessing PageScope Web Connection to open the user mode page of PageScope Web Connection.

  2. Click the [Hot Folder] tab.

    • This displays the [Folder Setting] screen in [Hot Folder Setting].

  3. Click [New Creation].

    • Multiple Hot Folders can be created (up to 100 folders).

  4. Enter [No.].

    Example: "2" is entered.

  5. Select [Enable] for [Public].

  6. Enter a folder name.

    Example: "HotFolder_001" is entered.

  7. Clear the [Guest] check box in [Authentication Setting], then click [User List].

    • To set the user authentication, you have to register the user setting (user name and password) in advance (Refer to Registering a User Setting).

  8. Select a user setting to use for the Hot Folder access authentication, and then click [OK].

    Example: "User_001" of No. 1 registered in Registering a User Setting is selected.

    • Only a single user setting can be assigned to a Hot Folder for access authentication.

  9. Set the following options, as necessary.

    The settings in this case are as follows:

    Item

    Setting

    [Output Method]

    [Print]

    [Delete Printed File]

    [Delete]

    [Print Setting Priority]

    [Each Job's Print Setting]

    [Print Setting]

    Refer to Registering Print Setting in Hot Folder.

  10. Set each item, and click [OK].

  11. Click [OK] on the setting complete screen.

    • When the registration fails, retry from Step 3 and change the folder number without overlaps.

  12. Click [To Login Screen] on the upper right of the screen, then click [OK].

    • This returns to the login screen of PageScope Web Connection.

  13. Operate Accessing PageScope Web Connection to open the administrator mode page of PageScope Web Connection.

    • To enter the administrator mode, you need to enter the administrator password. For details about the default administrator password, refer to the Quick Guide.

    • If you cannot log in with the default password, contact the administrator.

  14. Click [Network] tab - [Hot Folder Setting] - [Hot Folder Setting] in sequence.

    The [Hot Folder Setting] screen is displayed.

  15. Select the following items, then click [OK].

    Item

    Setting

    [Hot Folder Function]

    [Enable]

    [ON(MFP)]

    [Synchronize]

  16. Click [OK] on the setting complete screen.

    The target hot folder is then configured.