Here are the steps to setup scanning on your Mac computer

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How to Fix SMB Scanning on a Mac Computer

1. On your Mac, create a folder called Scans
2. Go to “system preferences” and then “file sharing”
3. Enable file sharing and then click on the Plus in the shared folders tab
4. Select the Scans folder you created on your desktop
5. Click on “options” and check all the available options
6. Make sure also to give read/write to the account you’re going to be using to authenticate within the copier/scanner
7. Please make a note of the IP address of the Mac because I had issues getting the Canon to resolve the Mac by hostname (go to system preferences, then network, and jot down the IPV4 Address)

You can either use the touchscreen of your printer / scanner or you can login to the device using it’s IP address. Using the touchscreen is easier as you can typically scan for your computer and then select it and the enter the folder name (SCANS)

Per reddit, if the touchscreen does not work, here are the steps to sign into the scanner and setup the scanning

• Please make a note of the IP address of the Mac because I had issues getting the Canon to resolve the Mac by hostname (go to system preferences, then network, and jot down the IPV4 Address)
• Enter the IP address in the URL bar at the top of your Chrome or Safari browser, i.e. https://192.168.15.71
• Locate the address book, destination settings or scan repository settings
• Add your scanning destination by IP address or computer name
• Choose SMB and then choose IPV4 and SMB
• For the destination, enter the Mac’s IP address (make sure to statically assign your IP at the server level if possible)
• Enter the username and password for Mac account on your computer
• For “share” or ”path” just enter “Scans” (this varies from model to model but you should only need to enter Scans in one section and then the IP address of the Mac in the other – you may have to play with these settings as they are model and brand-specific)

Each copier version varies so you may have to play with the scan repository fields but know that as long as you follow the initial sharing steps properly the issue will likely be figuring out the fields section of the copier/scanner

 

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This is how to setup scan to desktop or scan to SMB on your Apple computer