User GuideIM 550/600 series

Scanning Documents into a Computer Application Using WSD

Use the WSD scanner on a computer to scan the original placed on the machine and save or print the scanned data as an image.

Connect the machine to the network in advance.

Connecting to a Wired LAN

Connecting to a Wireless LAN

Note

  • Connect the machine and computer in the same network segment as shown below.

    • The IP addresses of the machine and computer match except in the last number "ddd" in "aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd"

    • The machine is connected via the link local address when using IPv6

Registering the Machine as a WSD Scanner on the Computer

To use the WSD scanner, enable WSD in Web Image Monitor and register the machine on the computer in advance.

Enabling WSD in Web Image Monitor

1Log in to Web Image Monitor as the administrator.

2Click [Configuration] from the [Device Management] menu.

Web browser screen illustration

3Click [Initial Settings] in [Scanner].

4Specify [WSD] in [Use WSD or DSM].

Web browser screen illustration

5Select [Do not Prohibit] in [Prohibit WSD Scan Command] and then click [OK].

6Click [IPv4] under [Network].

7Specify the settings for [WSD (Device)] and [WSD (Scanner)].

Web browser screen illustration
  • When using IPv4 as the protocol, select [Active].

  • When using IPv6 as the protocol, select [Inactive].

8Click [OK], and then close the Web browser.

Register the machine on the computer

1Log in to the computer as a member of the Administrator group.

2Register the machine on the computer.

A profile (scan settings) is created automatically when the machine is registered.

Windows Server 2019

  1. On the [Start] menu, click [Windows System] [Control Panel].

  2. Click [View devices and printers].

  3. Click [Add a printer].

  4. Select the machine, and then click [Next].

Windows 8.1 or later, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

Click [Add a printer] in [Devices and Printers] in [Control Panel], select the machine, and then click [Next].

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

  1. Click [Start] [Computer] [Network].

    You cannot register the machine if Network Search is disabled in Windows. If a message appears at the top of the network screen and the devices connected to the network are not displayed, follow the instruction in the message to enable Network Search.

  2. Right-click the icon of the machine and then click [Install].

Basic Procedure for Using the WSD Scanner

1Place the original on the scanner in an unreadable orientation.

Illustration of placing an original

2Display the "Windows Fax and Scan" screen on the computer.

Windows 10, Windows Server 2016

Click [Start] [Windows Accessories] [Windows Fax and Scan].

Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2

Click [Start] Icon illustration [Windows Fax and Scan] on the charm bar.

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2

Click [Start] [All programs] [Windows Fax and Scan].

3Click [New Scan] on the tool bar of the "Windows Fax and Scan" screen.

OS screen illustration

If the machine model is not displayed in [Scanner:], click [Change] and select the machine.

4Change the scan settings as required.

OS screen illustration
  • Profile: Select a profile (scan settings).

  • Source: Select the location to place the original. Select [Flatbed] when placing the original on the exposure glass. Select [Feeder (Scan one side)] or [Feeder (Scan both sides)] when placing it in the ADF.

  • Paper size: Specify the original size when selecting [Feeder (Scan one side)] or [Feeder (Scan both sides)] in [Source]. An original placed on the exposure glass is scanned at the maximum size that can be scanned.

  • [Brightness] / [Contrast]: Cannot be used on the machine.

5Click [Scan].

  • Click [Scan] once to scan a single sheet of the original.

  • When selecting [Feeder (Scan both sides)] is selected in [Source], click the button once to scan both sides (two pages) of the original.

6Specify a name and save the scanned image, or send the image using fax, e-mail, or other means.

Note

  • A profile is created automatically when a device is registered. Register the frequently used scan settings as a profile to apply the settings in a batch when scanning an original by selecting the profile.

    1. Display the device list from the Control Panel in Windows.

    2. Right-click the machine icon and select [Scan profiles...].

    3. Add, edit, or delete a profile.

  • You cannot scan another original while the machine is sending the scanned image.

  • Pages in a two-sided original are scanned as "Top to Top".

  • You cannot use the auto blank page detection function when using WSD.

  • Transmission results of WSD scanning (Pull Type) jobs do not appear in File Status.

  • If scanning is not at the specified size, delete the scan profile, and then scan again.