HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101-4104dw User Guide 2 - Page 70

Set up Scan to Network Folder, Introduction, Before you begin

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Set up Scan to Network Folder The Scan to Folder feature allows you to scan a document directly to network folder. The printer must be connected to a network, and the Scan to Folder feature must be set up by a network administrator before it can be used. Introduction There are two methods for configuring Scan to network folder, the Scan to Network Folder Wizard (Windows), which is installed in the HP program group for the printer as part of the full software installation, and the Network Folder Setup through the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS). Before you begin To set up the Scan to Folder feature, the network administrator needs access to the printer and information about the network path and destination folder. The printer must have an active network connection to the same network as the computer that will run the setup process. Administrators need the following information before beginning the configuration process. ● Administrative access to the printer ● The network path of the destination folder (e.g., \\servername.us.companyname.net\scans) NOTE: The network folder must be set up as a shared folder for the Scan to Network Folder feature to work. Method one: Use the Scan to Network Folder Wizard (Windows) Use the Scan to Network Folder Wizard, available from the HP Printer Assistant application (Windows), to set up the Scan to Network Folder feature. Some operating systems do not support the Scan to Network Folder Wizard. 1. Open the HP Printer Assistant. ● Windows 10: From the Start menu, click All Apps, click HP, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 8: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click All Apps on the app bar, and then select the printer name. ● Windows 7: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All Programs, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the printer name. 2. In the HP Printer Assistant, select Scan, and then select Scan to Network Folder Wizard. NOTE: If the Scan to Network Folder Wizard option is not available, use Method two: Set up the Scan to Network Folder feature via the HP Embedded Web Server on page 61. 3. In the Network Folder Profiles dialog, click the New button. The Scan to Network Folder Setup dialog opens. 4. On the 1. Start page, enter the folder name in the Display Name field. This is the name that will display on the printer control panel. Set up Scan to Network Folder 59

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Set up Scan to Network Folder
The Scan to Folder feature allows you to scan a document directly to network folder. The printer must be
connected to a network, and the Scan to Folder feature must be set up by a network administrator before it can
be used.
Introduction
There are two methods for configuring Scan to network folder, the Scan to Network Folder Wizard (Windows),
which is installed in the HPprogram group for the printer as part of the full software installation, and the
Network Folder Setup through the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS).
Before you begin
To set up the Scan to Folder feature, the network administrator needs access to the printer and information
about the network path and destination folder. The printer must have an active network connection to the same
network as the computer that will run the setup process.
Administrators need the following information before beginning the configuration process.
Administrative access to the printer
The network path of the destination folder (e.g., \\servername.us.companyname.net\scans)
NOTE:
The network folder must be set up as a shared folder for the Scan to Network Folder feature to
work.
Method one: Use the Scan to Network Folder Wizard (Windows)
Use the Scan to Network Folder Wizard, available from the HP Printer Assistant application (Windows), to set up
the Scan to Network Folder feature.
Some operating systems do not support the Scan to Network Folder Wizard.
1.
Open the HP Printer Assistant.
Windows 10
: From the
Start
menu, click
All Apps
, click
HP
, and then select the printer name.
Windows 8.1
: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the
Start
screen, and then select the printer
name.
Windows 8
: Right-click an empty area on the
Start
screen, click
All Apps
on the app bar, and then select
the printer name.
Windows 7
: From the computer desktop, click
Start
, select
All Programs
, click
HP
, click the folder for the
printer, and then select the printer name.
2.
In the HP Printer Assistant, select
Scan
, and then select
Scan to Network Folder Wizard
.
NOTE:
If the
Scan to Network Folder Wizard
option is not available, use
Method two: Set up the Scan to
Network Folder feature via the HP Embedded Web Server
on page
61
.
3.
In the
Network Folder Profiles
dialog, click the
New
button. The
Scan to Network Folder Setup
dialog opens.
4.
On the
1. Start
page, enter the folder name in the
Display Name
field. This is the name that will display on
the printer control panel.
Set up Scan to Network Folder
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