Creating a Shared Folder on a Computer
Create a shared destination folder in Windows and enable sharing. In the following procedure, a computer which is running under Windows 10 Pro and participating in a domain is used as an example.
You must log in as an Administrators group member to create a shared folder.
If "Everyone" is left selected in Step 6, the created shared folder will be accessible by all users. This is a security risk, so we recommend that you give access rights only to specific users. Use the following procedure to remove "Everyone" and specify user access rights.
Do not use double-byte characters.
Create a folder, just as you would create a normal folder, in a location of your choice on the computer. Write the folder name in [4] on the check sheet.
Right-click the folder, and then click [Properties].
On the [Sharing] tab, select [Advanced Sharing...].
Select the [Share this folder] check box.
Click [Permissions].
In the [Group or user names:] list, select "Everyone", and then click [Remove].
Click [Add...].
If the [Enter network credentials] screen appears, enter the user name and password.
In the [Select Users or Groups] window, add groups or users to whom you want to grant access. In the following procedure, the procedure to give access privileges to users that you wrote on the check sheet is used as an example.Click [Advanced...].
Specify one or more object types, select a location, and then click [Find Now].
From the list of results, select the groups and users you want to grant access to (the name you wrote in [2] on the check sheet), and then click [OK].
Click [OK].
In the [Group or user names:] list, select a group or user (the name you wrote in [2] on the check sheet), and then, in the [Allow] column of the permissions list, select either the [Full Control] or [Change] check box.
Configure the access permissions for each group and user.Click [OK] three times.
If you want to specify access privileges for the created folder to allow other users or groups to access it, proceed to Specifying Access Privileges for the Created Shared Folder.
If not, proceed to Registering Scan Destinations.
The following procedures explain how to create a shared folder on a computer running macOS, and how to confirm the computer's information. macOS 12 is used in these examples.
You must log in as an administrator to create a shared folder.
Do not use double-byte characters.
Create the folder that you want to send scan files to.
Write the folder name into [4] in the check sheet.On the Apple menu, click [System Preferences...].
Click [Sharing].
Select the [File Sharing] check box.
Click [Options...].
Select the [Share files and folders using SMB] check box.
Select the account that will be used to access the shared folder.
If the [Authenticate] screen appears, enter the password for the account, click [OK], and then click [Done].
Under the [Shared Folders:] list, click [
].
Select the folder you have created, and then click [Add].
Make sure that the permissions for the user who will access this folder are set to [Read &Write].
Next, register scan destinations.