Xerox ColorQube 8700 System Administrator Manual page 136

Scanning
FTP or SFTP
Before you begin:
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Ensure that FTP or SFTP services are running on the server or computer being used to store scanned
image files. Note the IP address or host name.
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Create a user account and password with read and write access for the printer to use to access the
repository folder. Note the user name and password.
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Create a folder within the FTP or SFTP root. Note the directory path, user name, and password. This
folder is your file repository.
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Test the connection. Log in to the file repository from a computer with the user name and password.
Create a folder in the directory, then delete it. If you cannot create and delete the folder, check the
user account access rights.
To configure file repository settings for FTP or SFTP:
1. In CentreWare Internet Services, click Properties > Services.
2. Click Workflow Scanning > File Repository Setup.
3. Click Add New.
4. In the Friendly Name field, type a name for the repository.
5. From the Protocol menu, select FTP or SFTP.
6. Select the address type. Options for FTP include IPv4, IPv6, or Host Name. Options for SFTP include
IPv4, or Host Name.
7. In the Repository Server field, type the appropriately formatted address and port number for the FTP
or SFTP location.
8. In the Document Path field, type the directory path of the folder beginning at the root of FTP or
SFTP services. For example, //directoryname/foldername.
9. If you want the printer to create .XSM subfolders for single page format files, select Sub-folder
(.XSM) for 1 File Per Page, File Format jobs.
10. Under Login Credentials to Access the Destination, select the method that the printer uses to
access the repository.
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Authenticated User and Domain instructs the printer to use the user name and domain of the
logged in user when accessing the repository.
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Authenticated User instructs the printer to use the user name of the logged in user when
accessing the repository.
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Prompt at User Interface instructs the printer to prompt users at the control panel for the
repository credentials.
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System instructs the printer to use specific credentials when accessing the repository. If you
select System, type the credentials in the User Name and Password fields. To update an existing
password, select Select to save new password.
11. Click Save to apply the new settings or Undo to retain the previous settings.
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