Was hesitant to post it. And You're right, we usually use it for testing purposes also, but we have a select few customers who REFUSE to switch to FTP and just want that damn Scan to Folder. So, after applying F/W updates, Whitelist exceptions, IP instead of host name, New users, enabling SMBv1, etc., and still not getting anywhere, we resorted to this "workaround" for just a few customers. They disable the security and firewall settings, scan their file, then go back and re-enable the settings. This is literally the only thing that works for those odd-ball cases.
Would never suggest permanently disabling security and firewall settings.
Just a quick note if your customer is on Wifi make sure they are set to Private network not public. This has caused us a few headaches. We also create a local user account named "scanner" with a somewhat complex password. We do not set this account to admin privileges. Just a plain user account and it works fine.
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