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ABOUT THE NETWORK SCANNER FUNCTION
The network scanner expansion kit adds network scanner functionality to your machine. A machine with the network
scanner functionality can scan a paper document, photograph, or other printed information into a data file, and send
the file to a file server or personal computer over a corporate network (intranet) or the Internet.
The network scanner function provides the following scanning modes.
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SENDING AN IMAGE IN SCAN MODE (
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Scan to E-mail
The scanned file is sent to an e-mail address.
Scan to FTP
The scanned file is sent to a specified directory of an FTP server.
When the file is sent, it is also possible to send an e-mail to a previously stored e-mail
address to inform the recipient of the location of the file. (This is called "Scan to FTP
(Hyperlink)".).
Scan to Desktop
The scanned file is sent to a specified folder on your computer.
To use Scan to Desktop, software must be installed from the "Sharpdesk/Network
Scanner Utilities" CD-ROM that accompanies the network scanner expansion kit. For the
system requirements of the software, see the manual (PDF format) or the Readme file on
the CD-ROM. For the procedures for installing the software, see the "Sharpdesk
Installation Guide".
Scan to Desktop can only be used with computers that are running Windows 98 Second
Edition/Me/2000 Professional/XP Professional/XP Home Edition.
Scan to Network Folder
The scanned file is sent to a shared folder on a Windows computer on the same network
as the machine.
Transmission is possible to computers running the following operating systems: Windows
98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003
Scan modes