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File Sharing without Access Restriction (Windows Server 2008)

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In Windows Vista, you can use the special folder named "Public folder" in which files can be shared with other users on the same network. Using Public folder, you can set a shared folder without access control applied.


Sharing the Public folder

  1. On the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] to open [Control Panel].

  1. Click [Set up file sharing] to open the [Network and Sharing Center] window.


  1. In the [Network and Sharing Center] window, click the downwards arrow next to [Public folder sharing].


  1. Select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open, change, and create files], and then click [Apply].

  • Do not select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files]. Otherwise, you will not be able to store a document scanned with this machine to a shared folder as a file.
  • If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears in Windows Vista, click [Continue].

Creating a folder to store a file

You can store a file in the first level of the Public folder. This section describes the procedures to create a new folder to store a file in the Public folder.


  1. Display the Public folder in Windows Explorer, etc.

  1. Create a new folder in the Public folder.


  1. Set a destination address using the display.

Sample destination setting:

  • Server side settings:
[Computer name]: swan
[Share Name]: share
  • The machine's destination settings:
<NAME>: The destination's name
The server protocol: <Windows (SMB)>
<HOST NAME>: \\swan (Double backslash "\\" can be omitted)
Computer name confirmed in step 3 in "Confirming Computer Name (Windows Server 2008)"
<FILE PATH>: \share
Folder name created in step 1
Delimitate Public folder and the other folder using "\", as shown below.
Ex) \Public\share
<LOGIN NAME>: Leave this box blank.
<PASSWORD>: Leave this box blank.
  • If you use <Windows (SMB): Browse> to specify each item, Use that after the expiration of the time specified in "Setting Startup Time."(the default setting startup time is <60 seconds>)
  • A maximum of 120 alphanumeric characters can be entered for both <HOST NAME> and <FILE PATH> on the display.
  • If you switch the language of the display, <HOST NAME> and <FILE PATH> may not be displayed correctly.
  • If the language of the display differs from the computer on your network, <HOST NAME> and <FILE PATH> may not be displayed correctly, or you may not be able to browse the directories.
  • For instructions on how to specify destination address settings, see "Registering Destinations in the Address Book (imageRUNNER 1025iF Only)."

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