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.
Type the copier's IP address into your web browser. Once the home page loads, look on the left menu and click Apps.
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.
On the Scan Center - Network Folders page, click Configure to open the configuration in a new tab.
In the configuration tab, click Create Network Folder.
Here's what to enter on the Create Network Folder form. The red numbers in the screenshot below match these:
domain.com)\computername\sharename format (you can also click Browse to navigate to it)Quick tip on credentials: the account you use needs read and write access to the shared folder. Test it by opening the folder from a regular PC using those credentials before saving — that way you know the issue (if there is one) isn't the copier.
Back on the Scan Center page, click Create Shortcut.
On the Create Shortcut page:
Check the box next to the folder you created in Step 5, then click Save.
You're back on the Create Shortcut page with everything filled in. Click Save one more time to commit the shortcut.
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.
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).
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.
One last tip: if scans aren't showing up in the folder after a successful Save, double-check that the folder is genuinely shared (not just sitting on a network drive) and that the account credentials you entered have write permission, not just read.