Information Checklist
Before starting the procedure, please ensure that the following items are available and/or the tasks have been performed:
• Ensure that HTTP/HTTPS services and a web service (such as Apache) are running on the server, where POST requests and scanned data will be sent for processing by a CGI script. Note the IP address or host name.
Note:HTTP and HTTPS protocol both require server-side scripts to allow files to be transferred to your HTTP server from your device.
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script. A program that is run on a web server, in response to input from a browser. The CGI script is the link between the server and a program running on the system, i.e a database.
• Download a sample script:
a. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the device in the Address bar, and press
[Enter].
b. Click the [Properties] tab.
c. If prompted, enter the Administrator User ID and Password. The default is [admin] and
[1111], and click on the [Login] button. d. Click on the [Services] link.
e. Click on the [Workflow Scanning] link. f. Select on the [File Repository Setup] link.
g. Click on the [Add New] button in the File Repository Setup area, or the [Edit] button (If the default File Repository has been set).
h. Select [HTTP] or [HTTPS] from the [Protocol] drop-down menu.
i. Click on the [Get Example Scripts] link under Script Path and Filename: to download an example script in PHP, ASP or Perl language.
j. Select an appropriate Script Language file which is supported by your HTTP Scan Repository server.
k. Right-click on the required script and select [Save Target As...] to save the file to your HTTP Scan Repository server.
l. Save the [.zip] or [.gz] file to a location on the desktop and extract it.
m. Extract the downloaded file to the root of the [Web Services] home directory.
Write down the path and filename as you will need it later.
• Create a login account for the device on the web server. a. Create a home directory for the device.
b. Add a bin directory to the home directory.
c. Place an executable CGI script in the bin directory.
d. Make a note of the complete path to the executable CGI script.
When a document is scanned, the device logs in using the account, sends a POST request along with the scanned file, then logs out. The CGI script handles the remaining details of file transfer.
• Create a directory on the web server, or an alternate server, to be used as a scan filing location (repository).
a. Set appropriate read and write permissions. b. Make a note of this directory's path. • Test the connection.
a. Log in to the device's directory on the web server. b. Send a POST request and file to the web server. c. Check to see if the file was received at the repository.
• The script can be defined with script_name.extension or by path/script_name.extension.
At your Workstation:
1. Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the device in the Address bar, and press
[Enter].
2. Click the [Properties] tab.
3. If prompted, enter the Administrator User ID and Password. The default is [admin] and [1111]. 4. Click on the [Login] button.
5. Click on the [Services] link.
6. Click on the [Workflow Scanning] link.
7. Select [File Repository Setup] in the directory tree.
8. Click on the [Add New] button in the File Repository Setup area, or the [Edit] button (If the default File Repository has been set).
Note:During device configuration, SMARTsend (if used) overwrites the Default Repository and Template Pool scan settings. If certain applications will use Default Repository settings, not matching SMARTsend settings, reconfigure the applications to use an Alternate Repository before configuring the device with SMARTsend's Add/Update feature.
9. In the Settings area:
a. Enter a descriptive name for the file repository in the [Friendly Name] field. b. Select HTTP or HTTPS from the [Protocol] drop-down menu.
c. Select either [IPv4 Address], [IPv6 Address] or [Host Name].
d. Enter the [IP Address] and [Port] or [Host Name] and [Port] of the HTTP or HTTPS server for
[Alt1 Repository Server].
e. For HTTPS only: You can check the [Validate Repository SSL Certificate] checkbox to have the repository’s SSL certificate validated for the correct hostname and checked for a
signature of a trusted certificate authority. Or click [View Trusted SSL Certificates] link to verify that the device has a digital certificate installed.
f. Enter the script path and filename you downloaded and saved on your desktop earlier in the
[Script path and filename (from HTTP root)] field.
g. Type in the path to the repository in [Document Path] field. Enter the full path to the directory, starting at the root of HTTP or HTTPS server. For example: /directory name/directory name.
h. For [Login Credentials to Access the Destination], select one of the following:
• Authenticated User and Domain - select this method if the user name and domain are to be authenticated via LDAP.
• Authenticated User - select this method if just the user name is to be authenticated via LDAP.
• Prompt at User Interface - select this method to have each user enter authentication credentials at the printer's control panel.
• System - select this method if the credentials are going to be typed in on this page and stored in the device's memory.
i. Enter a [Login Name] and [Password], if the system will be directly accessing the file server. j. Check the [Select to Save New Password] checkbox, if you need to change the password for
an existing Login Name.
k. Click on the [Save] button to accept the changes.
At the Device:
1. Touch the [Workflow Scanning] button on the touch screen. 2. Touch the [Workflow Scanning] tab.
3. Select [All Templates] from the [All Templates] drop-down menu.
4. Select the [Default] template and place a document in the document handler. 5. View template details on the monitor.
6. Press the <Start> button to scan the document.
7. Check the scan folder on your file server to verify the image was filed.
The Next Step button is to proceed to the Configure the Default Template instructions.