[Scanner Central Admin Server Settings (Common Settings)] Window
This window is used to set up the operating environment for image scanner and network scanner common Scanner Central Admin Server by setting the network and changing the administrator password etc.
The window consists of the following window elements. For details about the tool menu buttons, refer to "Tool Menu Buttons".
- [Common Settings] tab
- Displays the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings (Common Settings)] window, where the image scanner and network scanner common Scanner Central Admin Server settings can be configured.
- [Network Scanner Settings] tab
- Displays the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings (Network Scanner Settings)] window, where network scanner specific Scanner Central Admin Server settings can be configured.
- Scanner Registration
- Select whether or not to allow registration of a scanner whose configuration information is not set.
- [Automatically add new scanners to the Central Admin configuration when they are discovered] check box
- Select the check box to add a new scanner automatically.
If the check box is selected, a scanner whose configuration is not registered can be automatically added to the Scanner Central Admin Server.
If the check box is cleared, a scanner cannot be automatically added to the Scanner Central Admin Server. The configuration of the scanner to be added must be set in advance. Scanner configuration information can be set from the [Scanner Config List] window displayed by pressing the [Config List] tab in the Scanner Central Admin Console main window.
- Network Connection
- Configures the network settings to communicate with scanners and the Scanner Central Admin Console.
- [Use HTTPS to communicate with the Scanner Central Admin Console] check box
- Select this check box to use HTTPS for Scanner Central Admin Console communication.
If selected, select the [Use HTTPS] check box on the Scanner Central Admin Console connection window. If the [Use HTTPS] check box is not selected and the Scanner Central Admin Server is connected, press the [Disconnect] button to disconnect the connection.
- Scanner Central Admin Console Port Number
- Enter the port number used to communicate with the Scanner Central Admin Console. The default value is "10444". Values that can be specified are 80, 443, and within the range of 1024 to 65535.
- [Use HTTPS to communicate with scanners] check box
- Select the check box to use HTTPS to communicate with scanners.
ATTENTION
- If this check box setting is changed, the following settings must be changed:
- For image scanners, the Scanner Central Admin Server [protocol] setting on the Scanner Central Admin Agent [Scanner Central Admin Server settings] window must be changed on the computer connected to all managed scanners.
- For network scanners, the [SSL] setting on the [Admin Connection] window from the [Network Admin] must be changed for all managed scanners.
- Scanner Communication Port Number
- Enter a port number between 1 and 65535, to be used by the scanner for communication using HTTP/HTTPS. The default value is "20444".
- Maximum Connections
- Select the maximum number of scanners that can be connected simultaneously to the Scanner Central Admin Server. The default value is "10".
- Screen Settings
- Configures the settings for the Scanner Central Admin Console main windows.
- Default Screen
- Select the main window ([Scanner Admin Operations] or [Scanner Operation Monitor] window) to be shown after a Scanner Central Admin Console login.
- Screen Refresh Interval
- Enter the interval in seconds, in which to automatically refresh the [Scanner Admin Operations] window, [Scanner Operating Monitor] window, and [Network Scanner Discovery] window displays.
- LDAP Server
- Configure the LDAP server used for user authentication when logging in to Scanner Central Admin Server.
- [Use LDAP for administrator login] check box
- Select this check box to use LDAP authentication when logging in to Scanner Central Admin Server. If selected, configure the following setting items.
- LDAP Server Type
- Select the type of the LDAP server to be connected from one of the following:
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Global Catalog
- Other LDAP server
- [Use SSL] check box
- Select the check box to use SSL to communicate with the LDAP server.
- [Certificate Only, CA not validated] check box
- This check box is available if the [Use SSL] check box is selected. Select this check box to validate the server certificate but not the certification path (certificate authority).
- LDAP Server
- Enter the LDAP server IP address, host name, or FQDN. This may be up to 255 characters long.
- Port Number
- Enter a port number between 1 and 65535, to be used by the scanner to communicate with the LDAP server.
The default values are as follows.
- If the [Use SSL] check box is selected
The default value is "636" if [Active Directory] or [Other LDAP Server] is selected for [LDAP Server Type].
The default value is "3269" if [Active Directory Global Catalog] is selected.
- If the [Use SSL] check box is not selected
The default value is "389" if [Active Directory] or [Other LDAP Server] is selected for [LDAP Server Type].
The default value is "3268" if [Active Directory Global Catalog] is selected for [LDAP Server Type].
- LDAP Server Authentication
- Enter an authorized user name and password when searching for users to be logged in to the LDAP server, when [Other LDAP Server] is selected for [LDAP Server Type].
- Authorized User (DN)
- Enter a user name to be authorized. Enter an authorized user name in DN format.
Alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used for a password. Note that the password is case sensitive.
If left blank, the user is authenticated as an anonymous user.
- Password
- Enter a password to be authorized. This may be up to 255 characters long.
Alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Note that the password is case sensitive.
- Login User Attributes
- Select login user attributes.
Select whether to search for LDAP server login users by either "uid" or "cn", when [Other LDAP Server] is selected for the [LDAP Server Type].
- Search Base (DN)
- Enter a character string to be used as the LDAP search base.
The LDAP entries under the character string entered here will become the search target.
This may be up to 255 characters long.
- Search Timeout
- Select the timeout time of LDAP search. The default value is 60 seconds.
- LDAP User Name
- Enter the LDAP user name to be used for logging in to the Scanner Central Admin Server.
- [Connect] button
- Shows the window for setting access authorization details. Tests whether the LDAP server can be correctly connected with the entered LDAP user name.
If an LDAP server connection cannot be successfully established, perform one of the following.
- Check if the computer connected to the LDAP server is running properly.
- Check if another computer can be connected to the LDAP server.
- If the LDAP server is the only server that cannot connect to the network, request the network administrator to check that the LDAP server and the network connection to the server are functioning normally.
- Check that the LDAP server address and the port number set in the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings] window are correct.
- [Disable the default administrator account] check box
- Select this check box to disable login with the default administrator account "admin" which is used when logging in to the Scanner Central Admin Server.
When the check box is selected, you cannot log in with the default administrator account "admin".
- Software Update Time-Period Restrictions
- Set whether to automatically update the scanner settings, drivers, system, security, installed options, and Add-ins using the Scanner Central Admin Server.
- Always allow
- Always allows updates.
- Never allow
- Does not allow updates.
- Only allow in the following time period
- Allows updates within a specified time period.
Set the time period with the [Start] and [End] fields.
HINT
- Updates are applied in the following order: system updates (including security or installed options), Add-in updates, scanner settings updates. If the system update or an Add-in update completes after the time period allowed for updates, the remaining updates are not applied until the next update.
- The update time-period of image scanner updates, system updates or Add-in updates can be set individually in the following windows.
- [Image Scanner Update Registration] window
- [System Updates] window
- [Add-in Installs] window
- The length of time required for a software update is estimated as follows:

Example: the following update case should be estimated as:
= 900 seconds (15 minutes)
- Update module size: 15 MB
- Number of target scanners: 40
- Network throughput: 8 Mbps = 1 MB/s
- Operation Monitor
- Set whether to check the operating status of scanners.
- [Check Operating Status] check box
- Select this check box to check the operating status of scanners.
- [Clear the error status when the scan is successfully completed] check box
- Select this check box to clear error marks when the scan is successfully completed.
It is selected by default.
- Operating Status Icon Labels
- Select the type of character string to be shown below icons to indicate the scanner status on the [Scanner Operation Monitor] window.
- Error Notification Settings
- Set whether to send a notification e-mail to the administrator if an error occurs.
- [Send error notification e-mails] check box
- Select this check box to send a notification e-mail to the administrator when an error occurs.
If this check box is selected, a notification e-mail is sent when the "Error" event log occurs.
If an error of the same code occurs more than once continuously within a minute, a notification e-mail is sent for the first occurrence of the error.
- SMTP Server
- Set the IP address, host name, or FQDN of the SMTP server.
- SMTP Server Port Number
- Enter a port number between 1 and 65535, to be used for communication between the scanners and SMTP server. The default value is "25".
- Recipient e-Mail Address
- Set the recipient e-mail address for the administrator. Up to five addresses can be specified. Multiple e-mail addresses must be separated using spaces, line feeds or ";" (semicolons).
For details about e-mail address setting values, refer to "e-Mail Address Setting Values".
- Sender e-Mail Address
- Set the sender e-mail address.
For details about e-mail address setting values, refer to "e-Mail Address Setting Values".
- Character Encoding
- Specify the character encoding for the e-mail subject and body.
- Auto
- Automatically selects the character encoding according to the language of the Scanner Central Admin Server.
- Unicode (UTF-8)
- Uses the UTF-8 character encoding.
- [Test] button
- Sends a test e-mail to confirm that the e-mail address set in [Recipient e-Mail Address] can receive error notification e-mails correctly.
- Data Import/Export
- Set the character code for input/output files.
- CSV File Character set
- Select the character set of the CSV file that will be used in the following cases:
- Importing/Exporting of scanner configuration
- Downloading event or statistical information
- Log Retention
- Set the number of days to keep the event log.
- Keep records for
- Select the maximum number of days to keep the event log. The default value is 30 days.
- Maintenance Notification Settings
- Configure the settings to issue a notification that scanner maintenance is necessary.
- [Notify when throughput exceeds cleaning cycle] check box
- Select this check box to issue a notification when throughput exceeds a cleaning cycle.
To issue a notification, the [Show cleaning instructions.] check box in [Cleaning Cycle] must be selected beforehand on the Software Operation Panel for the computer to be managed.
- [Notify when a maintenance part needs cleaning] check box
- Select this check box to issue a notification when a maintenance part needs cleaning.
Note the maintenance parts are cleaned by a service engineer.
- [Notify when scanner glass needs cleaning] check box
- Select this check box to issue a notification when the glass inside the scanner needs cleaning.
To issue a notification, [Vertical Streak Detection] must be enabled beforehand on the Software Operation Panel for the computer to be managed.
- [Notify when paper jam/multifeed occurrence exceeds the specified number of times] check box
- Select this check box to issue a notification when the number of paper jam or multifeed occurrences exceeds the specified number of times.
- [Determine by number of occurrences within one day] check box
- Select this check box to count the number of paper jam or multifeed occurrences in one day in order to determine when a notification is to be issued.
- Occurrence
- Select the number of occurrences that is used to determine when a notification is to be issued. The default value is "5".
- [Determine by number of occurrences within throughput] check box
- Select this check box to count the number of paper jam or multifeed occurrences in a range of the number of sheets that is specified in [Throughput] in order to determine when a notification is to be issued.
- Throughput
- Select the number of scanned sheets that is used to determine when a notification is to be issued. The default value is "100".
- Occurrence
- Select the number of occurrences that is used to determine when a notification is to be issued. The default value is "10".
- Edit Optional Items
- Adds the items to be managed as scanner information.
The added items are displayed on the [Scanner Details] window and the [Edit Scanner Details] window.
- [New] button
- Shows the optional items window, where items can be added.
Optional Items Window
- Optional Items
- Enter an item name to be added.
Note that the item name is case sensitive.
This may be up to 45 characters long.
Up to ten items can be added. You cannot add items with the same name.
- [OK] button
- Enables the settings and returns to the previous window.
- [Cancel] button
- Cancels the settings and returns to the previous window.
- [Delete] button
- Deletes the items selected in [Optional Items].
- Optional Items
- Lists the added items.
Select the item link to show the [Optional Items] window, where the item name can be edited.
- Check for Updates
- Select the check box to automatically and periodically check if new update modules for the managed scanners are available on the open web site.
- [Use proxy server] check box
- Select the check box to use a proxy server when Scanner Central Admin Server is connected to the open web site.
- Proxy Server
- Enter the IP address, host name, or FQDN for the proxy server to be used. This may be up to 255 characters long.
- Proxy Server Port Number
- Enter a port number between 1 and 65535, to be used by the scanner to communicate with the proxy server.
- [Server authentication] check box
- Select the check box when the specified proxy server is required for authentication.
- User name
- Enter a user name that is used for a proxy server authentication.
This may be up to 255 characters long.
Alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Note that the user name is case sensitive.
- Password
- Enter a password that is used for a proxy server authentication. This may be up to 255 characters long.
Alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used. Note that the password is case sensitive.
- [Check for new updates periodically] check box
- Select the check box to automatically and periodically check if new update modules are available.
- Check for new updates
- Specify a time for checking new update modules.
- [Notify by e-mail when new updates are available] check box
- Select the check box to notify an administrator by e-mail when new update modules for scanners are available.
- Use error notification settings in Scanner Central Admin Server Settings
- Notifies the Administrator according to the contents set in [Error Notification Settings].
- Use new notification settings
- Notifies the Administrator according to the contents set as shown below.
- SMTP Server
- Set the IP address, host name, or FQDN of the SMTP server.
- SMTP Server Port Number
- Enter a port number between 1 and 65535, to be used for communication between the scanners and SMTP server. The default value is "25".
- Recipient e-Mail Address
- Set the recipient e-mail address for the administrator. Up to five addresses can be specified.
Multiple e-mail addresses must be separated using spaces, line feeds or ";" (semicolons).
For details about e-mail address setting values, refer to "e-Mail Address Setting Values".
- Sender e-Mail Address
- Set the sender e-mail address.
For details about e-mail address setting values, refer to "e-Mail Address Setting Values".
- Character Encoding
- Specify the character encoding for the e-mail subject and body.
- Auto
- Automatically selects the character encoding according to the language of the Scanner Central Admin Server.
- Unicode (UTF-8)
- Uses the UTF-8 character encoding.
- [Test] button
- Sends a test e-mail to confirm that the e-mail address set in [Recipient e-Mail Address] can receive error notification e-mails correctly.
- [OK] button
- Enables the settings and returns to the Scanner Central Admin Console main window.
- [Cancel] button
- Cancels the settings and returns to the Scanner Central Admin Console main window.
- [Change Administrator Password] button
- Displays the [Change Administrator Password] window to change the administrator password.