scan to email on mp2800

[johnny32]

has anyone set up scan to email on a mp2851csp with has a wireless lan cnnection and if so how difficult is it to setup
any help apprieciated

[TonerMunkeh]

Shouldn't be any different to a wired connection, as long as you can get the SMTP IP address and any authentication info if required. Get it on the wireless first, then try the ping command to the SMTP server. That should tell you if you are in the ballpark.

[Netwurked]

Hope it helps.

[PA5RR]

Our experiance with Ricoh Wireless is......it sucks....The range is so limited that you can also stick the standard supplied UTP in !
Hope you can get it to work, pinging the SMTP will tell you yes or no.. Good luck

[KenB]

I have found that if the signal strength drops much below 60% at any given time that the wireless connection will cause you issues. If it stays quite high, there should be no problems.

If the customer requires a wireless connection, what I normally suggest is to bag the wireless card idea, and get a wirless bridge. You can get one for under $60. That will "convert" the wireless signal to wired, and you can plug directly into the network port on the MFP.

This solution costs about 1/5 the price of the wireless card, and is immeasurably more reliable.

[Ralph S]

I have found that if the signal strength drops much below 60% at any given time that the wireless connection will cause you issues. If it stays quite high, there should be no problems.

If the customer requires a wireless connection, what I normally suggest is to bag the wireless card idea, and get a wirless bridge. You can get one for under $60. That will "convert" the wireless signal to wired, and you can plug directly into the network port on the MFP.

This solution costs about 1/5 the price of the wireless card, and is immeasurably more reliable.

Yes, an external wireless is a lot beter in getting signal strength.