Introduction to Using Scanner Functions - Scanning Documents from a Networked Computer

This section describes the things that you must do before scanning documents from a networked computer. Be sure to set the following items first:

  • TWAIN-compliant Applications

Color Network ScanGear is launched from the menu of a TWAIN-compliant application (applications capable of modifying images or inserting them into a document, such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, etc.). A TWAIN-compliant application must be installed in your computer, since Color Network ScanGear cannot be used as an independent application software.

  • Network Settings

Connect the network cable and set the IP address to enable your machine to communicate over the network. For details, see "Basic Network Settings," and "Setting and Checking the IP Address."

  • If you want to use the machine as a network scanner, it must be connected to a computer over an IPv4 network.
  • Color Network ScanGear

Color Network ScanGear is an application software required in order to scan documents from a computer. For information on how to install the software, see "Network Connection."

  • If Color Network ScanGear is already installed in your computer, the [Color Network ScanGear] folder is displayed when you select the [start] (or []) menu, then [Program] (or [All Programs]).
  • ScanGear Tool

Before scanning documents from a computer, you need to select the machine for scanning using the ScanGear Tool. For details, see "Selecting the Network Scanner to be Used (Network Scan)."

  • ScanGear Tool is an application software included with the Color Network ScanGear. ScanGear Tool is installed together with the Color Network ScanGear driver.