HP MFP Sending Software 4.9X manual Ftp

The term Embedded Digital Sending refers to the technology which is embedded in the firmware of a Digital Sending-enabled device. Typical features include:

●Ability to send documents to e-mail, fax, folder and FTP destinations.

●Address Book capabilities.

●End user authentication through LDAP, Kerberos and other methods.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network, such as the Internet.

GUI

A Graphical User Interface is employed in a device display.

HP Digital Sending technology

HP Digital Sending technology offers a fast, simple, and reliable way to capture valuable information from paper-based documents and convert it to a digital format that can be processed and routed.

The technology is embedded in HP's high-end Multi-function peripheral (MFP) products, as well as the Digital Sender series and some ScanJet products, and offers a range of features, such as Send to E-mail, Send to Folder, Address Books etc. This functionality can be extended with service-based Digital Sending through the DSS.

HTTP

HyperText Transport Protocol is a communications protocol that connects servers to the Web.

Installer

The administrator uses this program to install the DSS.

Isolated Network

In a training environment, a server could be used to se up a network of a least two PCs and a printer.

LAN Fax server

This server is required if the DSS is configured for the use of LAN Fax.

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is used to access directory listings.

LDAP database

This is where addresses are stored on an LDAP server.

LDAP server

This server is used to obtain addresses from the LDAP database, which contains the device address book. An LDAP server is necessary for authentication.

Microsoft Exchange

This is messaging and groupware software for Microsoft Windows.

MIME

Encoder Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension is the Internet standard for attaching non-text files to standard Internet mail messages. Because PDF and TIFF files are binary, MIME encoding is necessary to convert regular binary data into 7-bit ASCII encoding.

MTIFF (tif.)

A multiple page TIFF allows the user to send multiple .tif documents as one attachment. Some applications are not able to read multiple page .tif documents and only recognize the first page. The attachment appears with a .tif extension, as does the tagged image file format (.tif).

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