Setting File Server (FTP) (Mac OS X)

For the settings before using the Scan to File Server function (FTP) (related information), setting the IP address (related information) and setting up the computer as a file server are required.

This section describes how to set up the computer as a file server after the IP address is set.

Setting up a File Server

note:

1. Log in to Mac OS X as Administrator.

2. Start the FTP services under Mac OS X.

• Click the Apple icon in the top left of the screen m² [System Preferences].
• Click the [Sharing] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
• Click to select the [FTP Access] m² click [Start].
• Click [Show all] on the toolbar.

3. Specify the user to whom you want to send data, and then the password.

• Click the [Accounts] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
• Click [ ] to create a new account.
• Enter a user name and a password not longer than 24 alphanumeric characters.
• Click [Create Account].
• Close the [Accounts] window.

4. Create a shared folder to which files are to be sent.

Sample setting:

Create a folder named "share" in the [Public] folder in the [Home] folder.

5. Grant access to the shared folder created in step 4.

• Click to select the shared folder m² select [Get Info] from the [File] menu.
• Click [Ownership & Permissions] m² [Details].
• Enable read and write access to the folder by the owner and members of a group to which the owner belongs.
• Close the Info window.