Setting Shared Folder (Mac OS X)
16-Dec-2011
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Solution
For the settings before using the Scan to File Server function (SMB) (related information), setting the IP address (related information), setting up a shared folder, and setting the machine for the Scan to File Server function are required.
This section describes how to setup a shared folder after the IP address is set.
NOTE
- Samba 2.2.8a or later is supported.
- The following procedures are based on Mac OS X version 10.4. The procedures may differ depending on the versions of Mac OS X you are using.
- In some environments, detailed settings may be required in order to use Samba. For details, consult your network manager.
1. Log in to Mac OS X as Administrator.
2. Specify the user to whom you want to send data, and then the password.
- Click the [Accounts] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
- Click [
] to create a new account.
- Enter a user name, and a password not longer than 14 alphanumeric characters.
- Close the Accounts Windows.
3. Start the Windows Sharing services under Mac OS X.
- Click the Apple icon in the top left of the screen -> [System Preferences].
- Click the [Sharing] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
- Click to select the [Windows Sharing] -> click [Start].
- Click [Accounts].
- Select the user account created in step 2.
- Enter the password entered in step 2.
- Click [Done].
- Close the Sharing Window.
4. Log out of Mac OS X, and log in to Mac OS X in the user account created in step 2.
5. Create a destination shared folder.
For example, create the [share] folder under the Home folder.