Axis Communications Axis Network Scan Server 700 - Manual (Page 55)

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Destinations Scanning to destinations, i.e. e-mail and file destinations, is performed
directly via the AXIS 700 control panel. This is typically how the
AXIS 700 will be used. However, the Administrator must first set up
the destinations from the Web browser interface.
E-mail Scanning to e-mail allows sending scanned images as e-mails to
anyone defined in the destination list. It makes it easy to forward
image files to yourself and others. This method is what is now de facto
called Internet faxing.
The e-mail transfer uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
The image is MIME-encoded and will be sent as an e-mail
attachment.
If an application, e.g. an image viewer, has been associated with the
image type, double-clicking on the e-mail attachment starts the
appropriate application.
File Scanning to file means that the scanned images are stored on a
network storage device. This could be on a server, a client with a
shared drive, a mainframe, or whatever device is accessible via the
network as a file system. The distribution of the image files is achieved
using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP potentially enables
storing of files over the Internet.
You will typically scan to a file when specific software, e.g. groupware,
document management and workflow systems, takes care of the
scanned information.
All users can have a directory of their own on the FTP server to which
they can send scanned information. In operating systems like
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT, shortcuts to the directories where
images are stored can be placed on the user’s desktop. This gives easy
access to the scanned information.
You can also print scanned images directly from a network printer by
sending the scanned image to a network print server. To do this, the
print server must support FTP and include a TIFF module. Refer to
the AXIS 700 Support Web for more information.