Setup Instructions for the XeroxScan Connector

Use the following procedures, to install IIS on the server, set up an FTP site and a repository, and create a login account for the Xerox MFD.

Note: You must configure these before you can add the XeroxScan connector.

Installing Internet Information Services (IIS)

To install IIS on your server

  1. Start the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

  3. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) and click Details.

  4. Select File Transfer Protocol Server, Common Files, Internet Information Services Snap-In, and SMTP Service.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Click Next and begin updating the Windows components. (You might need the Windows installation CD to add Windows components to the server.)

  7. Click Finish.

  8. When the installation completes, close Add/Remove Programs.

Setting up the FTP site and the repository

To set up the FTP site and the repository

  1. Click Start and select Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services Manager.

  2. Expand computer name.

  3. Click FTP Sites.

  4. Right-click Default FTP Site and select Properties.
    The Properties page opens.

  5. Click the Security Accounts option. Clear Allow only anonymous connections if it is selected. If desired, clear Allow Anonymous Connections; it is not necessary when scanning from the Xerox MFD.

  6. Click the Home Directory option and verify that the Local Path represents the directory you want to use as your repository. (The repository is the directory where the Xerox MFD deposits scanned documents. The XeroxScan connector monitors this directory and collects scanned documents.)

  7. Under FTP Site Directory, grant Read and Write access. Select Unix for the Directory Listing Style.

  8. Click Apply and click OK.

  9. Exit Internet Information Services Manager.

Creating a login account for the Xerox MFD

To create the logon account that the Xerox MFD uses to access the repository

  1. Click Start and select Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.

  2. In the Computer Management console, expand System Tools and then Local Users and Groups.

  3. Under Local Users and Groups, right-click Users and select New User.

  4. In the New User window, enter a logon user name for the Xerox device. Enter a password and then confirm the password. Clear User must change password at next logon. Select User cannot change password and Password never expires. Do not select Account is disabled.

  5. Click Create and then Close.