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For more information on the system requirements for using a UNIX/Linux computer as an FTP server, see "System Requirements."

In some environments, detailed settings may be required in order to use FTP. For details, consult the administrator for the network you are using.

  1. Log in to a workstation as a superuser → set up the users who send documents from the machine, and their passwords.

Enter a user name and a password not longer than 24 alphanumeric characters.
  1. Create a shared directory to be used for recipient addresses, and then enable read access and write access by the users who will be sending data.
  1. Set a recipient address using the control panel.

Sample recipient setting:

  • Server side settings:
Host name: starfish
Domain: organization.company.com
The user's home directory is /home/hsato, and /home/hsato/share is the data destination.
  • The machine's recipient settings:
<Protocol>: FTP
[Host Name]: starfish.organization.company.com
[Folder Path]: Enter one of the following:
share (when using relative path)
/home/hsato/share (when using absolute path)
[User Name]: User name entered in step 1
[Password]: Password for the above user

For a sample screen, see the example of Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2 screen.

  • To use the host name of the above example for [Host Name], it is necessary to use a DNS server. (This applies even if the machine and the FTP server are in the same subnet.) If no DNS server is available, the host name setting should be specified using the IP address of the FTP server.
  • Up to 128 alphanumeric characters can be entered for [Host Name] on the control panel. Also, up to 255 alphanumeric characters can be entered for [Folder Path].
  • If you switch the language of the touch panel display, [Host Name] and [Folder Path] may not be displayed correctly.
  • If you want to send to an IPv4 host using an FTP port other than port 21, set [Host Name] using the following format:
    <IPv4 address of FTP server>:<Port number>
    Example: 192.168.1.21:21000
  • To send to an IPv6 host, set [Host Name] using the following format:
    <IPv6 address>:<Port number>
    Example: [5aed:90a0:bc05:01d2:568a:2fc0:0001:12ee]:21000

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