Selecting printers that can scan to your computer, Scanning to a computer over a network – Lexmark 5300 User Manual

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Setting a “scan to network” PIN

Assigning a “scan to network” PIN lets you control the sending of scanned items to your computer. You can assign
a “scan to network” PIN when you install the printer software for the first time. You can also change it as needed.

1

From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5300 Series folder.

2

Double-click the Lexmark 5300 Series Center icon.

3

From the menu, choose Advanced ΠNetwork Scan Settings.

4

Select the check box to specify a PIN.

5

Type in a four-digit PIN. Use a combination of numbers from 1-9.

6

Click Save.

Selecting printers that can scan to your computer

1

From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5300 Series folder.

2

Double-click the Lexmark 5300 Series Center icon.

3

From the menu, choose Advanced ŒNetwork Scan Access.

The Scan Network Access dialog appears.

4

Press + to search for printers connected to the local subnet.

The Network All-in-One Selection dialog appears.

5

In the search field, type the IP address of the print server. Consult your network administrator for help finding the
IP address of the print server.

If you want to narrow your search to a certain subnet, type the IP address of the print server and the subnet mask
in CIDR notation.

6

On your keyboard, press return.

7

From the Network All-in-One Selection dialog, select the printer you want to scan to your computer.

8

Click Select.

9

Repeat step 4 to step 8 for every printer that you want to scan to your computer.

10

When finished, click Done.

Note: To remove a printer from the list, select the printer, and then click .

Scanning to a computer over a network

1

Make sure:

The printer is connected to a network through a print server or through the wireless network connection.

The printer, the print server (if used), and the computer receiving the scan are all turned on.

The printer is configured to scan over a network . For more information, see “Setting a network printer to
scan” on page 0

.

2

Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.

3

From the control panel, press Scan Mode.

4

Press

or

repeatedly until the computer to which you want to scan appears on the display.

Scanning

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