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Entering the path to an FTP server manually

You can enter the path to an FTP server manually.

1Press [Manual Entry].

Operation panel screen illustration

2Press [FTP].

3Press [Manual Entry] side of the server name field.

The soft keyboard appears.

4Enter a server name.

Instead of specifying the destination using its path, you can also use its IPv4 address.

5Press [Manual Entry] on the right side of the path field.

6Enter the path for the folder.

The following is an example of a path where the folder name is "user" and the subfolder name is "lib": user\lib.

7Press [OK].

8Enter the user name according to the setting at the destination.

Press [Manual Entry] to the right of the user name field to display the soft keyboard.

9Enter the password according to the setting at the destination.

Press [Manual Entry] next to the password field to make the soft keyboard appear.

10To change the port number which is set in [System Settings], press [Change] on the right side of the port number field. Enter a port number using the number keys, and then press the [Sharp] key.

11Press [Connection Test].

A connection test is performed to check whether the specified folder exists.

12Check the connection test result, and then press [Exit].

13Press [OK].

Note

  • If you change the protocol after entering the path name, user name, or password, a confirmation message appears.

  • The connection test may take time.

  • You may not be able to press [Connection Test] right after pressing [Cancel] during a connection test.

  • To change the registered path to a destination folder, press [Edit] to the left of the destination field to display the soft keyboard, enter the new path, and then click [OK].

  • You can register the path to the destination in the machine's address book. For details, see "Registering the Path to the Selected Destination in the Address Book".

  • The machine may fail to transfer the file if you do not have write privileges for the folder or there is not enough free hard disk space.