Microtek Scanner Networking user guide

Scanner Networking

User’s Guide

This document explains how the scanner network function in ScanWizard Pro allows you to share and
unshare scanners for public use, as well as how to access remote and local scanners through a network.

The scanner networking function of ScanWizard
Pro is geared specifically for scanner users
working in a LAN (Local Area Network)
environment. With this new feature in
ScanWizard Pro, computers on a network can
share in the use of a single connected scanner,
allowing multiple users to enjoy the use of an
otherwise scarce resource.

Note

: ScanWizard Pro's scanner networking
function runs only on the Windows operating
system.

Client 1

Client 2

Client 3

Server

Microtek Scanner Server (MSS) utility

The Microtek Scanner Server (MSS) utility is a separate but integrated scanner server utility program within
ScanWizard Pro. As an optional utility, the MSS provides scanner services to people (clients) in a work
group through their network. Through the MSS, a scanner server manager is able to control locally
connected scanners and share/unshare them for public use. If the MSS is not installed on your own system,
you still can access the shared or remote scanners of others
on the network, but you will not be able to share your
connected local scanner for public use.

T o install the MSS utility program, select “Yes” from the
on-screen instructions during installation of ScanWizard
Pro.

When the MSS is ready to provide scanner services to
other people on the network (clients), a message displays
on the screen, as shown below .

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Once the MSS is installed on your system, the MSS utility
program should appear as an icon on the status bar with a menu
of 4 options (Probe scanners, Launch when PC starts up, About,
and Exit), and the utility program name will be added to the
startup menu of the Microtek ScanWizard Pro folder.

Probe scanners

When this option is selected, scanners connected to the server
are listed in the Probe scanners window , and information related
to the connected local scanners is shown as well.

Launch when PC starts up

When this option is selected, the MSS runs automatically each time Windows is restarted. This option is
enabled by default. T o change this option from the default setting, select it once more, and when you start
Windows the next time, the MSS utility will not run and the icon is hidden.

If scanners are already connected to the server and are in the ready state, a “found server” scanner message
displays on the screen when you restart Windows. People on the network will be able to locate shared
scanners from the ScanWizard Pro Scanner menu (by using the TCP/IP Scanner Setup command). If no
scanners are connected to the server, or if no scanners have been found by the system, a "No scanners"
message displays on the screen. T o resolve this problem, check to see if your scanner is in the ready state,
or refer to the troubleshooting documentation on the Microtek CD-ROM.

Scanner found

Scanner not found

If Launch when PC starts up is unchecked from the MSS menu, none of the connected local scanners can
be shared for public use. People on the network will not be able to locate shared scanners from the Scanner
menu, even if the specified network scanner server location is given.

About

This option gives you information about the MSS utility program.

Exit

This option lets you exit the MSS utility program. T o re-launch the MSS utility program, choose Microtek
Scanner Server from the startup menu of the Microtek ScanWizard Pro folder.

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