TROUBLESHOOTING

NETWORKING FAQ

The following FAQs will help you troubleshoot network problems.

Question

Answer

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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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