Requirements

Before you set up the digital solutions, make sure you have the following:

For Scan to Network Folder, Fax to Network Folder

Appropriate privileges on the network. You must have write access to the folder.

The name of the computer where the folder is located. For information about finding the computer name, see the documentation for your operating system.

The network address for the folder. On computer running Windows, network addresses are usually written in this format: \\mypc\sharedfolder\

A Windows shared folder or an SMB Shared Folder (Mac OS X only). For information about finding the

computer name, see the documentation for your operating system.

A username and password for the network (if necessary). For example, the Windows or Mac OS X username and password used to log onto the network.

Note: HP Direct Digital Filing does not support Active Directory.

For Scan to E-mail, Fax to E-mail

Note: If you are using the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910a-f), you can only use Scan to Network Folder and Fax to Network Folder.

A valid e-mail address

Outgoing SMTP server information

An active Internet connection

Finding e-mail settings

If you are setting up Scan to E-mail or Fax to E-mail on a computer running Windows, the setup wizard can automatically detect the e-mail settings for the following e-mail applications:

Microsoft Outlook 2003–2007 (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7)

Outlook Express (Windows XP)

Windows Mail (Windows Vista)

Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7)

Qualcomm Eudora (version 7.0 and above) (Windows XP and Windows Vista)

Netscape (version 7.0) (Windows XP)

However, if your e-mail application is not listed above, you can still set up and use Scan to E-mail and Fax to E-mail if your e-mail application meets the requirements listed in this section.

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