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Configuring the SMB transmission environment

Overview
Configuring basic settings for the SMB transmission
Using the WINS server
Resolving the name using LLMNR
Using in the DFS environment

Overview

The SMB Send is a function that transmits original data scanned on this machine to a shared folder in a specified computer. The shared folder is shared using the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol.

If the WINS server is installed to resolve the name, register it.

Using LLMNR (Link-local Multicast Name Resolution) enables you to resolve the name even in an environment with no DNS server. This option is only compatible with Windows computers. It is useful to resolve the name in the IPv6 environment.

When using the SMB Send function, follow the below procedure to configure the settings.

Configure settings for connecting to the network such as setting of the IP address of this machine
- For details on configuring the setting, refer to Here.
Configure basic settings for the SMB transmission
- For details on configuring the setting, refer to Here.

Set the following options according to your environment

Purpose	Reference
Resolve the name using the WINS server	Here
Specify a destination with a host name in an environment where the DNS server is not running (supported in a Windows computer)	Here
Use the SMB Send function in the DFS environment	Here

If user authentication by Active Directory is installed, the Scan to Home function is available, which you can easily send data to a shared folder on the server or that on the login user's computer. For details, refer to Here.
If the user authentication is installed, using the user authentication information (login name and password) as SMB destination authentication information (host name and password) avoids the problem of having to specify SMB destination authentication information, allowing construction of a single sign-on environment for SMB transmission. For details, refer to Here.

To specify a destination computer using the host name, configure the appropriate machine settings and prepare the appropriate environment so that name resolution can be performed with DNS or LLMNR.
To perform name resolution with DNS, a destination computer can be specified with "Host Name (example: host1)" or "FQDN (example: host1.test.local)".
To perform name resolution with LLMNR, a destination computer can be specified only with "Host Name (example: host1)".

Configuring basic settings for the SMB transmission

Enable the SMB Send function. Also, specify the authentication method for SMB transmission, and select whether to enable the SMB signature.

In the administrator mode, select [Network] - [SMB Setting] - [Client Setting], then configure the following settings.

Settings	Description
[SMB TX Setting]	Select [ON] to use the SMB transmission function. [ON] is specified by default.
[SMB Authentication Setting]	Select an authentication method for SMB transmission according to your environment. [NTLM v1]/[NTLM v2]/[NTLM v1/v2]: Select this to use the function in the NT domain environment. If you select [NTLM v1/v2], NTLMv1 authentication is performed when NTLMv2 authentication fails. [Kerberos]: Select this to use the function in the Active Directory domain environment. [Kerberos/NTLM v1/v2]: Select this to use the function in an environment both the Active Directory domain and NT domain exist in. NTLMv2 authentication is performed when Kerberos authentication fails, and NTLMv1 authentication is performed when NTLMv2 authentication fails. [NTLM v1] is specified by default.
[SMB security Signature Setting]	Select whether to enable the SMB signature of this machine to suit your environment. [Disable]: Disables the SMB signature of this machine. [When Requested]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine (client) only when the SMB signature is requested from the server side. If the SMB signature is not requested from the server side, operations are performed while the SMB signature of this machine (client) remains disabled, and a connection is possible even when the SMB signature on the server side is disabled. [Required]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine. To establish a connection, the SMB signature is also required in the server side. If the SMB signature in the server side is disabled, it will not be possible to make a connection. [When Requested] is specified by default.

Settings

Description

[SMB TX Setting]

Select [ON] to use the SMB transmission function.

[ON] is specified by default.

[SMB Authentication Setting]

Select an authentication method for SMB transmission according to your environment.

[NTLM v1]/[NTLM v2]/[NTLM v1/v2]: Select this to use the function in the NT domain environment. If you select [NTLM v1/v2], NTLMv1 authentication is performed when NTLMv2 authentication fails.

[Kerberos]: Select this to use the function in the Active Directory domain environment.

[Kerberos/NTLM v1/v2]: Select this to use the function in an environment both the Active Directory domain and NT domain exist in. NTLMv2 authentication is performed when Kerberos authentication fails, and NTLMv1 authentication is performed when NTLMv2 authentication fails.

[NTLM v1] is specified by default.

[SMB security Signature Setting]

Select whether to enable the SMB signature of this machine to suit your environment.

[Disable]: Disables the SMB signature of this machine.

[When Requested]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine (client) only when the SMB signature is requested from the server side. If the SMB signature is not requested from the server side, operations are performed while the SMB signature of this machine (client) remains disabled, and a connection is possible even when the SMB signature on the server side is disabled.

[Required]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine. To establish a connection, the SMB signature is also required in the server side. If the SMB signature in the server side is disabled, it will not be possible to make a connection.

[When Requested] is specified by default.

In Mac OS, set [SMB Authentication Setting] to [NTLM v1/v2].

Using the WINS server

If the WINS server is installed to resolve the name, set the WINS server address and the name resolution method.

In the administrator mode, select [Network] - [SMB Setting] - [WINS/NetBIOS Settings], then configure the following settings.

Settings	Description
[WINS/NetBIOS]	Select [ON] to use the WINS server. [ON] is specified by default.
[Auto Obtain Setting]	Select [Enable] to automatically obtain the WINS server address. This item is necessary when DHCP is enabled. [Enable] is specified by default.
[WINS Server Address1] to [WINS Server Address2]	Enter the WINS server address. This item is necessary when you do not automatically obtain the WINS server address using the DHCP. Use the following entry formats. Example of entry: "192.168.1.1"
[Node Type Setting]	Select the name resolution method. [B Node]: Query by broadcast [P Node]: Query the WINS server [M Node]: Query by broadcast, and then query the WINS server [H Node]: Query the WINS server, and then query by broadcast [H Node] is specified by default.

Resolving the name using LLMNR

In the administrator mode, select [Network] - [TCP/IP Setting] - [TCP/IP Setting], and set [LLMNR Setting] to [Enable]. You can use this function with the default settings unless otherwise requested.

Using in the DFS environment

Configure the setting when your environment requires a distributed file system (DFS, Distributed File System).

In the administrator mode, select [Network] - [SMB Setting] - [Client Setting], and set [DFS Setting] to [Enable]. You can use this function with the default settings unless otherwise requested.