How to Set Up Scan to Network Folder on a Sharpmark Copier

A walkthrough for configuring Scan Center, network folders, and one-tap shortcuts on the Sharp MX-C407F and similar models

If everyone in your office is already saving documents to a shared network drive, getting the copier to drop scans directly into that drive — instead of emailing them or pulling them off a USB stick — is one of the highest-leverage things you can set up. Here's how to do it on a Sharpmark copier like the MX-C407F running Windows 10 networking.

Step 1: Open the copier's web interface and go to Apps

Type the copier's IP address into your web browser. Once the home page loads, look on the left menu and click Apps.

Step 2: Configure Scan Center — Network Folders

You'll see a list of installed apps. Find Scan Center - Network Folders (the icon labeled "Plug-in for Scan Center that allows scanned images to be saved to network folders") and click it.

Step 3: Click Configure

On the Scan Center - Network Folders page, click Configure to open the configuration in a new tab.

Step 4: Create a Network Folder

In the configuration tab, click Create Network Folder.

Step 5: Fill in the folder details

Here's what to enter on the Create Network Folder form. The red numbers in the screenshot below match these:

1. Display Name: a name everyone will recognize (a person's name like "Bruce Wayne," a department name like "Accounting," or something like "Shared Scans")
2. Domain: your domain name (for example, domain.com)
3. Folder Address: the network path in \computername\sharename format (you can also click Browse to navigate to it)
4. User name and Password: change the Authentication Options dropdown to Use static user name and password, then enter credentials for an account that has access to the shared folder
5. Click Save

Step 6: Create a Shortcut

Back on the Scan Center page, click Create Shortcut.

Step 7: Configure the shortcut

On the Create Shortcut page:

• Shortcut Name: use the same name as the Display Name from Step 5 (so it's obvious to users which folder they're scanning to)
• Display on Home Screen: check this box so the shortcut appears on the home screen
• Start scan immediately: check this box so a single tap on the touchscreen kicks off the scan instead of stopping at a settings page
• Then click Add Network Folder.

Step 8: Pick the network folder you just created

Check the box next to the folder you created in Step 5, then click Save.

Step 9: Save the shortcut

You're back on the Create Shortcut page with everything filled in. Click Save one more time to commit the shortcut.

Step 10: Scan from the copier

Walk over to the copier with the document you want to scan. Load your originals head first into the document feeder. Then on the touchscreen, touch the Advanced button.

Step 11: Swipe and tap your shortcut

Swipe left to get to the second page of icons. You'll see the shortcut you just created. Touch it, and the scan starts immediately (because you checked "Start scan immediately" earlier).

You're done

The scan will land in the shared folder within seconds. Anyone with access to that folder can open it, edit it, save it, or move it — exactly like a file someone dragged in from their PC. If you need to set up scan-to-folder for multiple people or departments, just repeat Steps 4 through 9, creating a new folder and shortcut for each one.