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Entering the path to an FTP server manually

You can enter the path to an FTP server manually.

  1. Press [Manual Entry].

    Operation panel screen illustration

  2. Press [FTP].

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

    The soft keyboard appears.

  4. Enter a server name.

    Instead of the server name, you can also use its IPv4 address.

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

  6. Enter 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.

  7. Press [OK].

  8. Enter 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.

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

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

  10. To 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.

  11. Press [Connection Test].

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

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

  13. Press [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.