Related Information
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“External USB Device Specifications” on page 225
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“Accessing an External USB Device From a Computer” on page 41
Accessing an External USB Device From a Computer
You can write or read data on an external USB device such as a USB flash drive that has been inserted in the
printer from a computer.
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Important:
When sharing an external device inserted in the printer between computers connected over USB and over a
network, write access is only allowed to the computers that are connected by the method you selected on the printer.
To write to the external USB device, select a connection method from the following menu on the printer's control
panel.
Settings
>
General Settings
>
Printer Settings
>
Memory Device Interface
>
File Sharing
.
Note:
It takes a while to recognize data from a computer if a large capacity external storage USB device, such as a device that is 2
TB, is connected.
Windows
Select an external USB device in
Computer
or
My Computer
. The data on the external USB device is displayed.
Note:
If you connected the printer to the network without using the software disc or Web Installer, map a USB port as a network
drive. Open
Run
and enter a printer name \\XXXXX or a printer's IP address \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX to
Open:
. Right-click
a device icon displayed to assign the network. The network drive appears in
Computer
or
My Computer
.
Mac OS
Select a corresponding device icon. The data on the external USB device is displayed.
Note:
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To remove an external USB device, drag and drop the device icon to the trash icon. Otherwise, data in the shared drive
may not be displayed correctly when another external USB device is inserted.
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To access an external storage device through the network, select
Go
>
Connect to Server
from the menu on the desktop.
Enter a printer name cifs://XXXXX or smb://XXXXX (Where "xxxxx" is the printer name) in the
Server Address
, and
then click
Connect
.
Using an Email Server
To use email features, such as scan or fax forwarding features, you need to configure the email server.
Configuring Mail Server
Check the following before configuring the email server.
❏
The printer is connected to the network.
User's Guide
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