ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool Help (Mac OS)

ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool is an application to set up the wireless network for the ScanSnap.

To set up a wireless network for the ScanSnap, connect the computer and the ScanSnap with a USB cable. For iX100, setting up a wireless network by connecting the computer and the ScanSnap via a wireless access point can also be done.

To receive images (such as PDF files or JPEG files) scanned with the ScanSnap on a computer or mobile device, you need to connect your ScanSnap and a computer or mobile device in Access Point Connect mode or Direct Connect mode.

To receive scanned images on a computer or mobile device, the following applications are required:

  • For a computer

    ScanSnap Home or ScanSnap Manager

  • For a mobile device

    ScanSnap Connect Application

The wireless modes that are used to connect a computer or mobile device to the ScanSnap are as follows:

Access Point Connect mode

A computer or mobile device can be connected to the ScanSnap via a wireless access point.

Overview of the Access Point Connect Mode
Direct Connect mode (iX1600/iX1500/iX1300/iX100)

A computer or mobile device can be connected directly to the ScanSnap without using a wireless access point.

The ScanSnap transmits the network name (SSID) instead of a wireless access point. To connect a computer or mobile device to the ScanSnap directly, establish a connection with the network name (SSID) of the ScanSnap from a computer or mobile device.

ATTENTION

iX1300 and iX100 are the models that allow you to establish a connection in Direct Connect mode with the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool.

For iX1600/iX1500, use the touch panel of the ScanSnap to establish a connection in Direct Connect mode.

For details, refer to the following:

  • When the scanner driver that is being used for the ScanSnap is ScanSnap Home

    ScanSnap Help

  • When the scanner driver that is being used for the ScanSnap is ScanSnap Manager

    Basic Operation Guide

Overview of the Direct Connect Mode

For iX100, the wireless mode automatically switches to the Access Point Connect mode or the Direct Connect mode in accordance with the wireless LAN environment in which the ScanSnap is being used. When the ScanSnap is turned on, it is connected to the wireless access point that was set in the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool. If a wireless access point is not detected, the Direct Connect mode is used.

HINT

For details about system requirements, refer to the following:

  • When the scanner driver that is being used for the ScanSnap is ScanSnap Home

    ScanSnap Help

  • When the scanner driver that is being used for the ScanSnap is ScanSnap Manager

    Basic Operation Guide

What You Can Do with the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool

With the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool, you can perform the following:

  • Connect the ScanSnap to a wireless access point

  • Set an IP address, name, and password for the ScanSnap

  • Configure the settings required for connecting the ScanSnap and the computer

  • Check the connection between the ScanSnap and computer or mobile device

  • Diagnose the communication status between the ScanSnap and the wireless access point

  • Display the details of the wireless network configuration

  • Initialize the wireless network configuration (iX1300/iX500/iX100)

  • Register the computer to connect to the ScanSnap via wireless LAN (iX500/iX100)

  • Obtain the wireless network configuration of the computer and set it for the ScanSnap

  • What You Can Do with iX1600/iX1500

    • Set a DNS server (*1)

    • Set a proxy server (*1)

  • What You Can Do with iX1300

    • Set the wireless network configuration to the Direct Connect mode

    • Switch the wireless mode

    • Enable roaming (*1)

    • Configure the frequency for the connection (*1)

    • Set a DNS server (*1)

    • Set a proxy server (*1)

  • What You Can Do with iX100

    • Register multiple destinations

    • Set the wireless network configuration to the Direct Connect mode

    • Switch the wireless mode

*1:

Can be set when using the Access Point Connect mode.

References for Latest Information on the ScanSnap