Sharp AR-5520N, AR-5516N manual Networking FAQ

TROUBLESHOOTING

NETWORKING FAQ

The following FAQs will help you troubleshoot network problems.

Question	Answer	Page
	The firewall on your computer might prevent the computer
	from connecting to the machine. You need to configure the
	firewall settings to allow connection between them.
	• When using the configuration utility (Set the IP Address):
	If you cannot search the machine when using configuration
	utility "Set the IP Address", you need to disable the firewall
I cannot search the machine using	during the setting. For information on disabling the firewall,
	refer to the manual or online help of your operating system	–
the software utility.	or firewall software.
	• When using the connection utility (SC-Scan A):
	If you cannot search the machine when using the
	connection utility "SC-Scan A", you need to add SC-Scan A
	and UDP port number "19540" to the firewall exception list.
	For information on adding SC-Scan A and UDP port number
	"19540" to the firewall exception list, refer to the manual or
	online help of your operating system or firewall software.
	If you need to reconfigure the network settings of the machine,
	follow the procedure below.
	1 Reset the network settings of the machine to the
	factory default. For details on resetting the network	103,
How can I reconfigure the network	settings of the machine, see "HOW TO MANUALLY
		Start
settings of the machine?	RESET THE NETWORK SETTINGS OF THE
		Guide
	MACHINE".
	2. Set up the initial settings for the machine from the
	software utility on the accessory CD-ROM. For details,
	see the Start Guide.
	The device server allows you to use the scanner function of
What is a device server?	the machine over a network. Note that multiple computers	–
	cannot connect to the scanner function of the machine at the
	same time.		6
What operating systems are	Supported operating systems are Windows 2000, Windows	–
supported?	XP and Windows Vista. TCP/IP needs to be available.
What network interface is	10BASE-T/100BASE-TX wired network interface is
	supported.	Start
supported?	Auto Negotiation is supported and the network is	Guide
	automatically detected by connecting the network cable.
	The major difference is whether the connection to the
	scanner/printer function of the machine from the computers
	on the network is 1:1 basis (device server) or 1:n basis (print
What is the difference between a	server).	–
	SC-Scan A establishes a connection to the scanner function
device server and print server?
	and enables you to use it as if it was connected locally to your
	computer. Therefore, if the scanner function is accessed by a
	computer (in use by another user), the scanner function
	cannot be shared with other computers.

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