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Scanner: Using Scan to FTP on Mac OS X 10.7 FTP Server

Send data scanned from the machine's ADF or the original glass (scan data) to the FTP server (Macintosh).

From a computer connected to the network or Internet, you can access the FTP server and download a large volume of scan data even if you are in a remote location from the machine.

A large volume of scan data (more than 10 MB) can be sent more securely than by E-mail.

• Examples Introduced in This Section

  • Using the Scan to FTP function, send the scanned data (PDF) from the machine to the Macintosh computer registered as a FTP server.

•Intended Environment

Network

The machine and the FTP server (Macintosh) are connected to the network.

FTP server OS

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or later

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-602

* The sample screen may be different from the actual display depending on your system environment and application version/revision.

•Workflow

STEP 1: Checking the FTP server setting

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STEP 2: Registering the FTP server to the machine

•Register the destination information on the touch panel of the main body.

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STEP 3: Sending the scan data to the FTP server

•Precautions

  • The FTP server setting differs depending on your configuration and environment.

Checking the FTP server setting

The following information is necessary to register the destination FTP server to the machine.

Ask the network administrator and write down the information.

Item

Description

[Host Address]

Name or IP address of the FTP server

[File Path]

Directory in the FTP server

[Login Name]

FTP server login name

[Password]

Corresponding password to the FTP login name

Registering the FTP server setting to the machine

Register the destination FTP server to the machine on the touch panel of the main body.

  1. On the touch panel of the main body, press [SCAN].

  2. Press [FTP] and press [Register/Edit].

  3. Press [Add].

    The [Add FTP Address] screen is displayed.

  4. Press [Register Name].

  5. Enter the registration name and press [OK].

    Example: "sample-ftp" is entered as the registration name.

    [Register Name] and [Reference Name] are entered.

  6. Press the [Host Address], [File Path], [Login Name] and [Password] items and enter the settings in the same manner.

    Enter the information that you wrote down in "Checking the FTP server setting."

    • The items must be entered.

    • The port number is normally 21. Do not change it if it is not changed on the FTP server.

    • To use a proxy server when sending to the FTP server, set [Proxy] to [ON]. In this case, make the Proxy server settings on [Utility Menu] beforehand. [Administrator Setting] - [Network Setting] - [NIC Setting] - [FTP Setting]. For details about [Network Setting], refer to NIC Setting: Setting the Machine Network Information.

    • To send the scan data to Anonymous FTP (FTP that enables unspecified multiple users to share files), press [Anonymous]. This sets the login name to [anonymous].

  7. After entering the items, press [OK].

  8. Check that the FTP server has been registered.

    • Press [Return].

Sending the scan data to the FTP server

Send the scan data to the FTP server from the machine.

  1. Select the FTP address you registered and press [Scan Settings].

    • After pressing [SCAN], press [FTP] to display this screen.

  2. Set the image quality, resolution and other items.

  3. Set the original and press Start on the control panel.

    The original is scanned and sent to the FTP server.