About Folders
The Folders feature supports routing documents to Dropbox, FTP and network folder share locations. Folders can be configured in the
Note: The relevant configured Network Share must not be local on the server.
The complete Network Folders configuration process includes:
- Folder Requirements
- Creating Folders
- Configuring Folders
- Configuring groups to access folders
- Configuring the MFP to capture user credentials (optional)
- Modifying Folder Properties
- Removing a Folder
For details about FTP and FTPS support and configuration, refer also to FTP and FTPS support requirements.
Folder Requirements
When working with network folders, be sure the following requirements are met.
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Before you create and configure Network Folder Share (NFS) Folders, verify that UNC share destinations (for example, \\servername\share) are remote, not local. Otherwise, your share destination can be local if specified by a direct path (for example, C:\fileshare).
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Before you create and configure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Folders, FTP services must be accessible to the server.
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For users to access configured Folders, the Groups Folder tab must be enabled for the applicable Folders.
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To configure the MFP to Capture User Credentials, the Embedded Device Client node must already be configured before you proceed.
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The server must have a live connection to the internet. (for Dropbox only).