Yes there is a small trick, we had to do lots of troubleshooting as well, but it is a very simple thing. When you set the Server Root, you are choosing a folder on your computer to store the FTP transfers.
Nov 29, 2012 - That's why we've thrown together a list of the best free FTP clients for Mac OS X. At the end of the article, we'll also show you a few paid. Apr 05, 2016 Filezilla is the best mac FTP client and tops the list of the best FTP clients for mac. Filezilla is a free FTP client. Filezilla is an FTP software which is generally used to transfer files between two hosts (eg. From your local machine to your server).
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BUT If you go to your scanner and choose the root folder for the FTP transfer of your scan, it will not arrive. That is because the scanner is looking for a folder INSIDE the root folder, but the root folder is empty. So, my setup is: The root folder is called 'Scanner' and I chose that folder in the FTP app as the Server Root.
In that folder on my computer, I put a folder called 'scans'. This is where the scans will go. On the scanner, you need to setup FTP using the correct port like you did in the app, then you need to choose where the files will be sent. This is where you set the folder as /ServerRoot/FolderName for me it was: /scanner/scans Hopefully that helps! The FTP app did the trick for me as well. But there was one wrinkle in setting the root folder.
On my Dell MFP 3115cn, it turned out to be necessary only to put the full root directory in the app. When I tried to put anything about the root directory in the scanner itself, the error log reported that the two directories had been aggregated.
In terms of the example above, the system was looking for the path RootDirectory/RootDirectory/Foldername. As a result, the path did not exist. When I simply left the Server path blank in the scanner, everything worked like a charm.
Kudos to the FTP app developer! Well the information above certainly helped me out, even though I had to sift it a bit to apply to my setup in High Sierra. I have a networked Epson WF-5620, and my Mac at network address 192.168.10.150. I set up FTP Server.app to point to /Users/MyAccountName/Desktop as the Server root and left the default port at 2121. I created a folder called 'Scans'(no quotes), on my desktop. I set up a contact on the Epson using my account details and pointing to ftp://192.168.10.150/Scans/ and port 2121, in Passive mode. All good 🙂.
I have a Kyocera TASKalfa 2551ci multi function machine. I have been using FTP for many years and no problems. Unfortunately, FTP is no longer supported with High Sierra. I tried the suggestion of downloading the 3rd party FTP software but could not get it to configure with my Kyocera. I then spoke with the Technical Service at Kyocera and they told me the best option was to use SMB.
In the past SMB did not work with my machine and my mac but now does. Here is how I set it up: On my mac, System Preferences/Sharing then check file sharing, then click options and make sure you check 'Share Files and folders using SMB' click done. That should bring you back to the screen with a 'Shared Flolders' column. Click the plus sign and then add the folder that you want to scan to. Note: on the sharing screen under computer name you will see the official name of your computer.
You will need this exact name for setting up your scanner 'host name' On my Kyocera under machine address book i add a new entry and then enter the info under the SMB section: Host Name: is the exact computer name from the mac Port: I don't think it matters but the default on mine was '445' Path is the folder name and mine is: Scans Login is the username and password you use to login to your computer. Hope this is helpful! I have a beautiful old $15,000 dollar Fujixerox Document Centre printer complete with A4 / A3 scanning and printing.
Worked a treat until the other day when Apple decided that FTP was no longer worth holding on to. I have spent the last few hours trying to get SMB to work but no combination of guesses gets the documents through to my server. The cruel thing for me is that on my computer, I can easily enter an address and get the shared folder where documents used to be stored to come up. I cannot see any alternative but to ditch the latest OS 'upgrade' from Apple and go back to a version of the Server Software that actually had all the familiar protocols in place, like 'File Serving' and 'FTP'.
Still valid protocols and for me, could go on working forever. There is an old saying: If it aint broke, don't fix it. Apple just can't resist the temptation to fiddle with things that are not broken and in the name of progress, break them. Do you have any ideas about how to get the SMB to actually work? Dear Charles, Thanks for getting back to me.
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I did try to convert to SMB but no matter what combination of entries I made on my printer, I could not get anything to work. I suspect that the SMB protocol itself on my printer, which has not had any firmware upgrades for 10 years is now out of date and cannot handle modern SMB tasks. There is no way I can see how I can upgrade the firmware on the printer as the manufacturer no longer supports this model, but would gladly take another $15,000 from me to replace my nearly perfect old one.
It's only failing is that it has only run through 35,000 pages, around 5% of its anticipated life cycle! I downloaded an FTP software package and installed it on my server and after 20 minutes got it working. Now I can get on with doing work rather than wasting time trying to come to terms with the latest thing Apple has decided to make redundant. I just wish they would talk to some long term users and ask about these major decisions before taking a boardroom executive decision about ageing features. Sure, security is perhaps the reason behind this but I would prefer to be given a chance to balance the relative merits of a theoretical security breach and the frustration of having to ditch a perfectly good machine in order to keep up with someone else's idea of 'ideal'. The update software cost $5.00 and the Apple technician struggled to make any impact despite an international call lasting around an hour and a half.
It's nice to have a chat but better not to need one in the first place. The software I used was called FTP Server from langui.net Cheers. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the.