Printing from a Hot Folder

Access the Hot Folder.

• When the access authentication is set to the Hot Folder, access the Hot Folder in the either way of following:

(1)

i. Click [Start] - [Control Panel] - [User Accounts and Family Safety] - [User Accounts] - [Manage your crendetials] - [Add a Windows credential] in sequence.

ii. Enter the address of the machine, user name, and password , and then click [OK].

(2)

i. Click the Hot Folder to print. When the access error dialog appears after clicking, log off your computer and click the Hot Folder to print.

ii. When the [Windows Security] dialog appears, enter [User name] and [Password], and then click [OK].

• If access authentication is not set, go on to step 2.

Launch Explorer.

In the Address bar, enter the IP address of the machine as follows, then press the [Enter] key.

\\<IP address of the machine>

Example for the IP address of the machine 192.168.1.20:

\\192.168.1.20

For details about how to check an IP address, refer to [Utility] screen -[Administrator Setting]-[Network Setting]-[NIC Settings]-[TCP/IP Settings].

The list of Hot Folder is displayed.

If no hot folders are displayed, the hot folder function may be set to [Disable].

From the [UTILITY] screen, go to [Administrator Setting] - [Network Setting] - [NIC Settings] - [Hot Folder Setting] and check the setting.

Copy (drag and drop) the file to print to the Hot Folder.

Example: Copy (drag and drop) the file to "HotFolder_001".

The print job is automatically printed.

• Multiple users can access the Hot Folder at the same time.

• Up to 1,000 print jobs (files) can be copied in Hot Folder.

• To check the print job copied in Hot Folder or the sending condition of print job, press [Hot Folder] on the [JOB LIST] screen. For details, refer to Spool screen.

•  When [Do Not Delete] is selected for [Delete Printed File] on the [Folder Setting] screen and the print job is output, the copied files are moved to the [Done] subfolder in the Hot Folder.