OK, this one is for you Mac Leopard guys & gals.

Thanks to Uncle Google I found a forum entry detailing setup on Macs, and used it with limited success. I was able to set up a Mac OSX 10.4.11 Tiger without much trouble to a Copystar CS-C4035E scan to SMB. The problem is I could not get it to work on OSX 10.5.6. The file sharing worked a little differently, but not a problem. Under Apple>System Preferences>scans>Options I enabled SMB file sharing and entered the password to confirm the change.

I'm pretty sure that it's a problem with the syntax of the path, but don't know how to correct it. The path is described in scans folder>Action>Get Info as follows: /Users/meghan/Desktop
The first thing I noticed is that there are forward slashes, not backslashes, and it start with a singleforward slash, not a double. I don't know what to make of this...

Here is a slightly edited version of my successful Tiger setup, with the host & path settings:

1. Create Scans folder on client MAC (for this example I'm using a folder called "scans" and placing it on the desktop

2. Share the folder and allow all users Read/Write Access – Apple>System Preferences>Sharing

3. Enable SMB (Windows Sharing) on your Mac - Depending on the MAC OSX Version, this is usually found in Apple>System Preferences>Sharing

4. Turn on "SMB Client" on the CS-C4035E - Go to simulation 512 set to ON

5. Create the Scan Address in scan card web interface, scan to SMB Destination List:

registration name: desma
host: 192.168.1.71
path: \\diehardprops\desktop\scans
(to identify path: open scans folder, Action, Get Info: \\Users\diehardprops\desktop)
skip authentication: No
username: username
password: password

6. Disable the Mac Firewall:
Open System Preferences. With that window open, go up to the top menu and select View > Security. In the Security Dialogue box that pops up, go to Firewall and select "Allow All Access".

Can anybody help me fix the path? Or whatever else is wrong?
blackcat4866 =^..^=

I would recommend you try a direct share path first and work your way up.

Example:
host: hostnameorip
path: path

Make sure you have your username syntax correct - it may be the newer version of OSX is using FQDN - for example: user: DOMAIN\user

If something supports SMB the direction of the slashes is really only relative to the originating host. The information passed between the devices is standardized in the Server Message Block format - so if it works using backslashes on the copier in one setup it should be the same path format for any other platform for the back end - Windows, Linux, Unix, OSX etc.
Authentication is another story - it's just a passthrough from the device to the server - so if it's not in a format the server (or workstation running SMB as a server) expects it will be rejected.

Make certain your hostname/IP address of the Mac are correct along with the username and password.
The path syntax using your example above of Users/meghan/desktop should allow you to use just "desktop" to have scans dropped onto Meghan's desktop. You should not need to disable the firewall and let all those nasty Mac viruses in, I believe OS-X will create the exception when you enable the SMB share.
To test the share you can always connect to it with a Windows machine if you have one available.

Thanks for the responses everyone.

There is no server in this situation, just going directly to the mac. Where would I locate the domain information if required? Apple>System Preferences>Network> ...?
Sorry, I have no Macs to experiment on. This group of (8) is the first, and hopefully the last I will see.

That's another thing I don't understand. The working OSX 10.4.11 setup will not allow access of other users to the shared "scans" folder. It can be seen from other computers on the network but not accessed. This would be a backdoor solution to the whole thing if other users could access a group folder. Do the other users require different permissions or a login & password?

Thanks in advance. blackcat4866 =^..^=

Apple-system-preferences-network-TCP\Ip-DNS. I believe Firewall

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Skyshot1,

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Skyshot1:
Apple-system-preferences-network-TCP\Ip-DNS. I believe. Don't forget Firewall I did,what a waste of time!