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January 28th, 2023 09:00
Dell 2335dn scan settings
To whom it may concern, I'm trying to configure my Dell laser printer to scan to a folder on my PC (C:/Scans). Both PC and printer have IP addresses of 192.168.1.x. I have tried to configure the scan to server settings using either FTP settings or SMB settings but keep getting connection errors when trying send a scanned document to the PC. The PC is running Windows 10 Pro. I've turned off the Vipre antivirus firewall during the scan so that shouldn't interfere with sending a scan PDF file to the PC. As a side note, I can ping the printer IP address from the PC with no problem and can request a print job with no problem.
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vishvajitd
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March 3rd, 2023 04:00
To configure your Dell 2335dn printer to scan to a folder on your PC, follow these steps:
Verify that your PC is set up to allow file sharing. Open the File Explorer, right-click on the folder you want to scan to (in this case, C:/Scans), and select "Properties". Click on the "Sharing" tab and make sure that "Share this folder" is selected.
On the printer's control panel, press the "Menu" button and select "Scan" > "Network Scan" > "Scan to Network Folder".
Select "FTP" or "SMB" as the protocol, depending on your network configuration
Enter the IP address or hostname of your PC in the "Server Address" field.
Enter the username and password for your PC account in the "Login Name" and "Password" fields.
Enter the path to the folder you want to scan to in the "Remote Folder Path" field. For example, if the folder is located at C:/Scans, you would enter "/Scans" as the path.
Select the file format you want to scan to (such as PDF or TIFF) and adjust any other scan settings as needed.
Press the "Start" button to initiate the scan.
If you continue to experience connection errors, you may want to double-check that your firewall settings are not blocking the scan. Try temporarily disabling the firewall on your PC to see if that resolves the issue. If not, you may want to try using a different protocol (such as FTP instead of SMB).