Scanning with Ricoh device native scanning application

Overview

Scanning via Native application offers all scan settings available for device instead of scanning via SafeQ Application which was designed to quick settings for users.

For both scanning application scan worklows defined in SafeQ are used.

 

Scan to e-mail

Scan to home folder / Scan to script*

Scanning with device Native Scan Application

Configuration: Scan workflow (Scan to e-mail) with triggered hot folder must be added to device (SafeQ > Devices > Edit device > Scan tab). Triggered hot folder and SMB folder defined in device must be equal.

User steps: User log in into terminal embedded, switch to native device Scan screen, select SMB folder and perform scan.

Result: Scan file is saved to triggered hot folder. The file is sent to e-mail address of user who has performed scan.

Configuration: Scan workflow (Scan to home folder) with triggered hot folder must be added to device (SafeQ > Devices > Edit device > Scan tab). Triggered hot folder and SMB folder defined in device must be equal.

User steps: User log in into terminal embedded, switch to native device Scan screen, select SMB folder and perform scan.

Result: Scan file is saved to triggered hot folder. The file is sent moved to target directory defined in scan workflow.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg  *NOTE: Only difference between Scan to home folder and Scan to script is, that script defined in workflow is triggered, when Scan to script is used.

 

Pre-requisities

1

Check if Terminal Embedded on your device is installed: Install Embedded Terminals
 

2

Create scan workflows according to guide: Configuring Workflow Scanning

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: When you have installed devices on ORS, you have to restart ORS service to propagate scan workflows to ORS.

3

Set access rights to scan workflows according to guide: Setting access rights to scan workflows

Configuration

1

Create network share folder where both SafeQ and MFP have read/write access.
 

2

Make sure that users have e-mail defined in YSoft SafeQ. Mailserver (and mail user/pass if necessary) are required.
 

3

Go to Devices > Edit device > Scan tab and Add scanning workflows by clicking Add scan workflow.

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4

Enter Triggered hot folder (path to folder that you created in step 2) and save device.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg  NOTE: The triggered hot folder must be unique for each MFP and Scan workflow. 

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5

Now you have to create SMB folder on device's web interface or device's scan menu, which will be equal to triggered hot folder defined in the previous step.

Adding SMB folder to address book via device web interface

1

Login into device web interface and go to Address Book.

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2

You can see list of created users scan destinations. To add new one touch Add user.

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3

Now fill in all required fields and also Folder part as following:

  • Protocol = SMB

  • Path = path to your Triggered hot folder (same as on scan tab in device settings)

Then click OK to save new destination.

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4

Created profile with SMB folder is saved into Address Book list.

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Adding SMB folder to address book via device terminal menu

1

Go to Scan screen on Ricoh device and touch Folder tab and then Manual Entry to add new folder destination for scanning.

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2

Select SMB protocol and fill in at least Path to folder by touching Manual entry (if you know exact path) or Browse network (if you want to select path by browsing folders). You can also fill in User name or password.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: Path must equal to Triggered hot folder entered on scan tab in device settings.

Then click OK to save settings.

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3

Your new folder is selected but not saved. To save it touch Prg. Dest. button.

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4

Now you can change your folder path if you want by touching Change.

Otherwise touch OK to continue.

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5

Now fill in Name and Key display. You can also select Title groups in which will be your folder preference stored.

Then click OK.

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6

Now you can see saved folder into selected title group.

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Related configuration

Configuration can be changed from SafeQ web interface:System Settings

  • scan-job-max-size-to-mail - Maximum size of scan job handled (sent or received) via email by SafeQ. Value is set in bytes.

  • scan-job-changed-destination - The body of email sent to a user when their scan is saved in the back-up (default) folder, i.e. not according to the workflow. This may occur for various reasons such as the e-mail attachment is too big.