Accessing The Advanced Box From A Computer - Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5560i III User Manual

Accessing the Advanced Box from a Computer

You can access the Advanced Box from a computer to save files on the computer or download files from the Advanced
Box. This shared storage can hold data in the file formats commonly supported by a computer, offering you a versatile
usage - save and share PDF files created on a computer or scan documents from the machine to save as JPEG files so
they can be downloaded from a computer whenever you need. The Advanced Box is opened externally as either a SMB
or WebDAV server. The way to access the Advanced Box differs depending on which server it uses as a role.
● To access the Advanced Box from a computer, some settings need to be specified beforehand.
Advanced Box to Public(P. 79)
● If the machine is shut down while a client computer is writing a file to the Advanced Box, an incomplete file
is generated in the Advanced Box. In this case, perform the operation again after restarting the machine.
● If the Advanced Box is opened externally as an SMB or WebDAV server, a user with Administrator privileges
can delete the folders and files created by general users by directly connecting to the Advanced Box from
Windows Explorer on a computer.
When Opened Using SMB(P. 577)
When Opened Using WebDAV(P. 577)
When Opened Using SMB
1
Open Windows Explorer.
2
Enter the address of the Advanced Box in the address bar and press the [ENTER] key
on the computer keyboard.
● To access the Shared Space, enter "\\host name or IP address of this machine\share." To access the Personal
Space, enter "\\host name or IP address of this machine\users."
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When login is successful, the Advanced Box is displayed.
● If you are using an IPv6 address, enclose the address with [].
● When the login screen is displayed, enter the user name and password.
When Opened Using WebDAV
1
Open Windows Explorer, and click [Computer].
2
Click [Map network drive].
Using Storage Space
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Setting