Xerox 6180MFP User Guide - Page 128

Scanning to a Computer on a Network Scanning to a Computer on a Network This section includes: ■ Setting Up Scanning to a Computer on page 7-6 ■ Scanning to a Computer on a Network on page 7-10 Note: These same procedures can be used to scan to a folder on a network drive. Setting Up Scanning to a Computer Before using the printer as a scanner on a network, you must do the following: ■ Create a shared folder on the computer ■ Create a new address pointing the scanner to the computer Creating a Shared Folder Before scanning, you need to create a shared folder on the computer for the printer to send scanned images to. You can either create a new folder to scan to, or navigate to an existing folder that you want the scan to go to. Creating a Shared Folder on Windows To share a folder: 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Right-click the folder you want to share, and then select Properties. 3. Click the Sharing tab, and then click Share this folder. 4. Click the Permissions button. 5. Select the Everyone group, and verify that all permissions are enabled. 6. Click OK. Write down the Share name; you will need it later. 7. Click OK again. 8. Open a DOS Command Prompt window and type ipconfig, and then press the Enter key. Record your IP address. You will need it when creating the address book entry. 9. Close the DOS Command Prompt window. The folder is ready. Now you need to set up an address to scan to. Phaser® 6180MFP Multifunction Printer 7-6