Setting File Server (File Sharing) (Mac OS X)

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  • The following procedures are based on Mac OS X version 10.4. The procedures may differ depending on the versions of Mac OS X you are using.
  1. Log in to Mac OS X as Administrator.
  1. 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.
  1. Start the Windows Sharing services under Mac OS X.
  • Click the Apple icon in the top left of the screen → [System Preferences].
  • Click the [Sharing] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
  • Click to select the [Windows Sharing] → Click [Enable Accounts].
  • Click to select the user account created in step 2 → Click [Done].
  • Close the [Sharing] window.
  1. Create a folder to which files are to be sent under the home folder of the specified user.

Sample setting:

Create a folder named "iR_Folder" in the home folder.

  1. Set a destination address using the operation panel.

Sample destination setting:

  • Server side settings:
(set using the above procedure): Create a folder named "iR_Folder" in the home folder of the user named "yoko," and then specify the iR_Folder as the folder to which files are sent.
  • The machine's destination settings:
The server protocol: <SMB>
<NAME>: The destination's name
<HOST NAME>: IP address of Macintosh
<FILE PATH>:

Enter an absolute path to a folder to which files are sent:
/Users/yoko/iR_Folder

<LOGIN NAME>: User name entered in step 2
<PASSWORD>: Password for the above user
  • A maximum of 120 alphanumeric characters can be entered for <FILE PATH> on the operation panel.
  • If you switch the language of the operation panel, <HOST NAME> and <FILE PATH> may not be displayed correctly.