Q3. Can I send scanned data to my PC without disabling the firewall setting?

How to set: Setting in Windows Vista

  1. Open the [Windows Firewall Setting] window.

    supplementary explanationOpen the Start menu, then click [Control Panel] - [Windows Firewall].
    When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Windows Firewall].

  2. On the [Exceptions] tab, select [File and Printer Sharing] and click [OK].

How to set: Setting in Windows 7/8.1/10

  1. Open the Firewall window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7, open the Start menu, then click [Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Check firewall status].
    When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Windows Firewall].

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10, while pressing the [Windows] (Windows logo) key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Check firewall status] in the displayed menu.

  2. Click [Advanced function].

  3. Select [Inbound Rules] and click [New Rule].

  4. Select [Port] and click [Next].

  5. Select a protocol, enter the port number in [Specific local ports] and click [Next].

  6. Ensure that [Allow the connection] is selected, and click [Next].

  7. Select the check boxes for the profiles that match the environment for using this machine, and click [Next].

  8. Enter the name and description of the firewall and click [Finish].

  9. Check that the firewall name you have set is displayed in [Inbound Rules].