I think there's a bit more to the network scan folder than meets the eye in the video. I tried the UNC path as well as IP (made sure the user had rights to the folder), windows firewall off (and no other AV/blocker) and the brother refuses to connect to the folder. But if I manually browse to the folder using the credentials I put in the Brother, I can connect just fine.
Hmm...it will create a single PDF from multiple pages, but I haven't tested if you can continue scanning to the same PDF after the doc feeder has emptied out.
Hey! What is your experience with the device since you made the video? Reliable feeder / any easily crooked scans? Suitable for photo scanning without losing too much image detail? Thanks very much!
What kind of error message does the scanner throw up if the document fails to save to the network folder? E.g. due to some network glitch. Will it let you know so that you don’t shred the document by mistake?
Not sure. I use Home-Assistant on a mini PC to watch the configured folder shares. Any time a new file is added, it triggers an automation, and the action could be anything from a sound through a home speaker to a light that blinks. Whatever I’m in the mood for.
Jon Griffith but doesn’t that need you to be in the vicinity of your mini PC to at the very least hear it’s successfully stored the file? If my server is two floors away that wouldn’t be practical. Given how flaky the network admin software is (from your video), I’m not sure I’d trust the handshaking/error handling of the unit with the server. Would it be possible to have a tablet/smartphone monitor the folder as confirmation?
Anthony Mak nope. Home assistant can control almost any smart device you have including Alexa and google mini or a hue light bulb or zwave light or it can send you a notification on your phone or whatever you want.
Jon Griffith Running Home-Assistant is difficult on Mac OS (which I use). It’s also overkill for simply folder watching. I’ve just worked out that the Files App on iOS and iPadOS can connect to SMB servers, so I could watch for the file to appear on my iPad. Similarly, I could scan to a cloud drive folder. If I upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (currently Catalina), then it’s able to share folders directly with iPad/iPhone in case I’d rather store the scans locally on my Mac rather than NAS. All good. Thanks for your replies.
IP address and the shared document folder is what worked for me.
Thanks!
Hi Jon, that work's fine for me. Thanks a lot for your video. Greets from Switzerland :)
No problem. It's still working on our end...nice little machine.
Thanks, helped me out. Greetings from Bavaria
Glad it helped!
I think there's a bit more to the network scan folder than meets the eye in the video. I tried the UNC path as well as IP (made sure the user had rights to the folder), windows firewall off (and no other AV/blocker) and the brother refuses to connect to the folder. But if I manually browse to the folder using the credentials I put in the Brother, I can connect just fine.
Is your router preventing your scanner from communicating with the destination share?
Does this scanner have a "continuous scan" function where you can scan multiple batches into a single PDF?
Hmm...it will create a single PDF from multiple pages, but I haven't tested if you can continue scanning to the same PDF after the doc feeder has emptied out.
Hey! What is your experience with the device since you made the video? Reliable feeder / any easily crooked scans? Suitable for photo scanning without losing too much image detail? Thanks very much!
No problems at all. Scanned my entire photo archive with it.
@@jongriffith4293 Thank you ! That's good to know :)
Pls make tutorial on how to setup sftp
hi Jon, great video is it possible to select the folder the files goto from the touch screen on the scanner? A
You would have to create a new shortcut and new scan setting to point it to a specific folder.
What kind of error message does the scanner throw up if the document fails to save to the network folder? E.g. due to some network glitch. Will it let you know so that you don’t shred the document by mistake?
Not sure. I use Home-Assistant on a mini PC to watch the configured folder shares. Any time a new file is added, it triggers an automation, and the action could be anything from a sound through a home speaker to a light that blinks. Whatever I’m in the mood for.
Jon Griffith but doesn’t that need you to be in the vicinity of your mini PC to at the very least hear it’s successfully stored the file? If my server is two floors away that wouldn’t be practical. Given how flaky the network admin software is (from your video), I’m not sure I’d trust the handshaking/error handling of the unit with the server. Would it be possible to have a tablet/smartphone monitor the folder as confirmation?
Anthony Mak nope. Home assistant can control almost any smart device you have including Alexa and google mini or a hue light bulb or zwave light or it can send you a notification on your phone or whatever you want.
Jon Griffith Running Home-Assistant is difficult on Mac OS (which I use). It’s also overkill for simply folder watching.
I’ve just worked out that the Files App on iOS and iPadOS can connect to SMB servers, so I could watch for the file to appear on my iPad. Similarly, I could scan to a cloud drive folder.
If I upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (currently Catalina), then it’s able to share folders directly with iPad/iPhone in case I’d rather store the scans locally on my Mac rather than NAS.
All good. Thanks for your replies.
@@GodfreyMann Look into Home-Assistant.io. It can automate anything.
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