Scanning with Terminal Professional - How it works

There is few ways how to scan with a Terminal Professional. All of this possibilities is defined in table below.

 

Scan to e-mail

Scan to folder / Scan to script*

Scan via scan workflow
(supported with all printers)

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

User steps: User log in into the Terminal Professional, display Scan screen on printer, select SMB folder and perform scan.

Result: Scan file is saved to scan folder. When user logs out from the Terminal Professional, file is sent to e-mail address of user who has performed scan.

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

User steps: User log in into Terminal Professional, display Scan screen on printer, select SMB folder and perform scan.

Result: Scan file is saved to scan folder. When user logs out from the Terminal Professional, file is moved to target directory defined in scan workflow.

Scan via SMTP – Scan jobs default addressee is defined
( supported only for specific devices )

Configuration: SMTP server IP in printer must be set to SafeQ server IP address. User login on terminal, on the KM printer select e-mail and perform scan.

User steps: User log in into the Terminal Professional, display Fax/Scan screen on KM printer, select e-mail and perform scan.

Result: E-mail is delivered to e-mail address of user who has performed scan and to e-mail addresses selected on the printer (except default address set in device advanced tab).

Not supported

Scan via SMTP – Scan jobs default addressee is not defined
( supported only for specific devices )

Configuration: SMTP server IP in printer must be set to SafeQ server IP address. User login on terminal, on the KM printer select e-mail and perform scan.

User steps: User log in into the Terminal Professional, display Fax/Scan screen on KM device, select e-mail and perform scan.Result: E-mail is delivered to e-mail address of user who has performed scan.

Not supported

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

Terms

  • Scan folder - Folder entered for workflow in device scan tab.

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  • SMB folder - Folder selected from address book or inputed directly on a printer screen in scan menu

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  • Target directory- Directory defined in scan workflow

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  • Printer = MFP = MFP device Multifunction printer

  • Device - The record in SafeQ system which defines MFP device. Read more about devices

Limitations:

  • selection of scan workflow from the scan workflows list is not supported on Terminal Professional

  • configuration of scan parameters (i.e. filename, email of sender, email of recipient, ...) is not supported on the Terminal Professional

  • configuration of scan settings (i.e. color, resolution, simplex / duplex, ...) is not supported on the Terminal Professional