When you hit this last option, you will see whatever you chose in step 3 above ("Desktop" in my example). When the options come up, select Scan - Scan to Network - Scan To. You are done with setup! Now go to your printer, place a page in the auto-sheet loader to scan, and hit the Scan button. Port number is 139, and the user and password are what you created in step 1.Ĥ). Put in the IP address of your desktop, the share name you chose in step 2, and leave the Server Path field blank. Name it anything, this will appear on the Dell printer's little screen. Click Address Book - Server Address tab Open your browser, and put in your printer's IP address. When you get back to the folder properties page, go to the General tab, and ensure "Read Only" is NOT selected (click to unselect if it is).ģ). Click the drop-down arrow, select the user name, click Add, choose Read/Write, and the click Share. Click on the Share button, and ensure the user you used from Step 1 is listed. Click Advanced Sharing, Share This Folder, and give your folder a name such as "ScannedImages" (I never use spaces in share names), then OK In Windows Explorer, pick or create any folder you want to use, and then go into Properties - Sharing.
Create and Share your target directory on your PC I used username "Dell" and password "dell"Ģ). Ensure the user has a password, that is required. Go to Control Panel - User Accounts - Manage Accounts - Add a new user (or just use an existing user) This user will be used by the printer to send documents to your PC's folder. First, create (or use an existing) user on Windows. I am using Windows 8 (but this procedure will work on any Windows version)ġ). I scanned to my PC using SMB shares (FTP is the other alternative). My Dell printer is a 1355 cnw set up wirelessly. I originally came to this forum because I thought it odd there was no scanner app included in the software I installed from the Dell DVD.
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It made a beautiful 3-page PDF out of the 3 pages I just ran through the auto-sheet feeder, and deposited it in the directory I configured on my PC. I have just gotten my brand new Dell 1355cnw to scan to my desktop computer.
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