Mac OS X

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Remark
  • The following procedures are based on Mac OS X version 10.4. The procedures may differ depending on the versions of Mac OS X you are using.
  1. Log in to Mac OS X as Administrator.
  1. Start the FTP services under Mac OS X.
  • Click the Apple icon in the top left of the screen → [System Preferences].
  • Click the [Sharing] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
  • Click to select the [FTP Access] → click [Start].
  • Click [Show all] on the toolbar.
  1. Specify the user to whom you want to send data, and then the password.
  • Click the [Accounts] icon in the [System Preferences] window.
  • Click [] to create a new account.
  • Enter a user name, and a password not longer than 24 alphanumeric characters.
  • Click [Create Account].
  • Close the [Accounts] window.
  1. Create a shared folder to which files are to be sent.

Sample setting:

Create a folder named "imageRUNNER_Folder" in the [Public] folder in the [Home] folder.

  1. Grant access to the shared folder created in step 4.
  • Click to select the shared folder → select [Get Info] from the [File] menu.
  • Click [Ownership & Permissions] → [Details].
  • Enable read and write access to the folder by the owner and members of a group to which the owner belongs.
  • Close the Info window.
  1. Set a destination address using the control panel.

Set the information checked from steps 1 through 5 in the machine.

Sample destination setting:

  • Server side settings:
Server side settings (set using the above procedure): Create a folder named "imageRUNNER_Folder" in the [Public] folder in the [Home] folder of the user named "yoko", and then specify the imageRUNNER_Folder as the folder to which files are sent.

  • The machine's destination settings:
<Register Name>: The destination's name
The server protocol: <FTP>
<Host Name>: IP address of Macintosh
<Folder Path>: Enter an absolute path to a folder to which files are sent:
/Users/yoko/Public/imageRUNNER_Folder
<User Name>: User name entered in step 3
<Password>: Password for the above user
  • A maximum of 120 alphanumeric characters can be entered for both <Host Name> and <Folder Path> on the display.
  • If you switch the language of the display, <Host Name> and <Folder Path> may not be displayed correctly.
  • Registering a destination in the Address Book or One-touch saves you the effort of entering that destination's address each time you send a job. For instructions on how to register a destination in the Address Book or One-touch, see "Registering Destinations in the Address Book."