SMB scan path question

[herdless]

If I'm setting up SMB scanning on a C353 but my scan-to folder is not on the C: drive, how do I specify the correct drive in the Path setting? For example, rather than the C: drive it's the G: drive on a client PC.

Related question:

Say this same G: drive is on the server instead. How would I specify the path?

Thanks for any help with this.

[copytech200X]

use UNC format : eg://g:abcnetwork

[kingcarr]

If I'm setting up SMB scanning on a C353 but my scan-to folder is not on the C: drive, how do I specify the correct drive in the Path setting? For example, rather than the C: drive it's the G: drive on a client PC.

Related question:

Say this same G: drive is on the server instead. How would I specify the path?

Thanks for any help with this.

Hi,

You do not need to specify what drive the folder is on. The folder must be shared, and have the security and permissions set to allow the user account entered into the copier to have full access.

When using smb the copier will ask for the following;

Host name/ip - as it says on the tin, use the name or ip address of the computer/server that will host the smb scans folder.

Scan path - this is the name of the shared folder, if you have sub folders within the shared folder you can specify with a "\" eg. "Scans\admin"

Together, these details create what is called a UNC Path. A unc path can be checked on a windows based computer by going to start > run > \\"computer name or ip \share name

If sucessful you will see all of the files in the scans folder.

Hope this helps

Kingcarr

[herdless]

Thanks for the help. I will try this.

[tmaged]

Kingcarr is correct. When you map a drive, you give it a letter for THAT computer. You can have the same drive as A, B, C, etc on different computers. It's only specific to the computer you set it up on, therefore the copier doesn't know what G is. Once you have the foder set up, check the path using this.