Konica Scan to folder SMB set-up windows 11

Konica Scan to folder SMB set-up windows 11

Setting up SMB Scan to windows Folder

To start off there are couple of things to you need to check if your copier can use SMB 2.0 and above. To configure SMB on your Copier Machine log in as admin using the IP address on any browser and configure the settings as such.

Configure settings to use the machine as an SMB server.

In the administrator mode, select [Network] - [SMB Setting] - [SMB Server Settings], then configure the following settings.

Settings

Description

[SMB Server Settings]

Select [ON] to use the machine as an SMB server.

[OFF] is specified by default.

[SMB Host Name]

Enter the SMB host name of the machine in uppercase letters (using up to 15 characters, including a symbol "-" but not to be used at the beginning or end of the character string).

[Workgroup]

Enter a work group name or domain name that contains the machine in uppercase letters (using up to 15 characters, excluding ", \, ;, :, ,, *, <, >, |, +, =, and ?).

[WORKGROUP] is specified by default.

[SMB Authentication Protocol]

Select the SMB authentication protocol to be used in the machine.

In Windows Vista and after, select [SMB1.0/SMB2.0] to use the SMB2.0 protocol.

[SMB1.0/SMB2.0] is specified by default.

[SMB security Signature Setting]

Select whether to enable the SMB signature of this machine to suit your environment.

  • [Disable]: Disables the SMB signature of this machine.

  • [When Requested]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine (server) only when the SMB signature is requested from the client side. If the SMB signature is not requested from the client side, operations are performed while the SMB signature of this machine (server) remains disabled, and a connection is possible even when the SMB signature in the client side is disabled.

  • [Required]: Enables the SMB signature of this machine. To establish a connection, the SMB signature is also required in the client side. If the SMB signature in the client side is disabled, it will not be possible to make a connection.

[When Requested] is specified by default.

[Share SMB File]

Select [ON] to use the Share SMB File function.

[OFF] is specified by default.

 

If your copier machine cannot use SMB2.0 or higher use SMB1.0 and install on your computer like so.

-Frist go to you control Panel. select Programs you will end up on the following screen.

 - Click Turn windows features on or off

- scroll down until you see SMB1.0/CIFS File sharing Support. Expand by clicking the "+" sign and check mark all 3 options like so in the image above. 

- Restart computer.

Windows 11 Network Settings

-Go to settings. Click on Network & Internet. At the bottom Click on Advanced network Settings. Under more setting you will see an option called advanced sharing setting select it and make the setting match like on the image provided.

 Making a New Local User for your Copier

-For this process make a local User with a set password. For convenience download and Run this Batch script as admin  Link  this Creates a User named "Copier" with the password set to "qwerty1234". Restart and login to the New user Copier. skip Microsoft signin when prompted or any other bloat.

Making a Scan to folder 

 Log into the newly created user called "Copier' and make a folder under 
C:\Users\copier name the folder as you want. Right click on folder and select properties and go to sharing. 

 

 -Follow the images

-Host Address and User ID should be the same as Image 5 in out case it was CCCTECH and user name was office rather then copier.

-Select Password has changed and if you used our batch script to make a new local user enter the password as "qwerty1234" or what you set your login password as. 

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