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How to setup Sharp scan to folder on Windows

1. Right click the Windows icon in the bottom of the screen and select “settings”.

 

2. Type “users” into the search bar and select “Add, edit or remove” and then on the right select “Add account”.

 

3. Select “I don’t have sign-in information” then select “Add a user without account”.

 

4. Give the user account a name password and fill out the recovery questions. Then select “Next”.

 

5. Go the your main desktop and right click a blank area and select “New” and then “Folder” and name the folder Scans.

 

6. Right click the folder and go to “Properties”. On some versions you may need to select “Show more options” and then “Properties”.

 

7. Select the “Sharing” tab and then press the “Share” button.

 

8. Type the name of the user account you created earlier and then press “Add” (you can also select it from the drop down). Drop down the permissions to be “read/write” and then select “Share”. If you get a prompt for username/password then reach out to your IT provider.

 

9. Now select “Advanced Sharing”.

 

10. Make sure “Share this folder” is checked and then select “Permissions”.

 

11. Click on the “Add” button and type in the name of the account you created and then select “Check Names” to auto fill it, then select “OK”.

 

12. Select the user account you just added in the previous screen and make sure it has “Full Control” then press “OK”.

 

13. Press “OK” to close the window and again on the window behind it.

 

14. Right click the “Windows” icon and go to “Settings”. Then select “Network & Internet” and then “Properties and make sure it is set to “Private”.

 

15. Go to the copier and press the “Settings” button and then the status tab and “Network status” and write down the “IPv4 address”.

 

16. Type the IP address into a new tab on your preferred web browser and hit enter.

 

17. Click the “Address book” tab and then click “Add”.

 

18. Follow the steps below

  1. Create a name for the address book entry.

  2. Check this box if you want the entry to show up on the favorites list at the copier.

  3. Select the network folder tab.

  4. Input the username of the user you created on the computer earlier in the document.

  5. enter the password for the user.

  6. when you have completed all the options click submit to complete it.

 

19. Go to the copier and scan a document to your folder.

 

 

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