What You Can Do with the ScanSnap
ScanSnap Home allows you to save the image data (PDF file or JPEG file) of a document that you scanned with the ScanSnap to a mobile device or a cloud service.
The save destination for saving scanned images can be changed using the icons at the bottom of the ScanSnap Home screen. To save scanned images to a mobile device, tap the [Scan] icon . To save scanned images to a cloud service, tap the [Cloud settings] icon .
In addition, use ScanSnap Cloud to save scanned images to a cloud service. ScanSnap Cloud is a service to save scanned images directly to various cloud services. For regions where ScanSnap Cloud can be used, refer to here.
Saving a Scanned Image to a Mobile Device
Images created from the documents that you scanned with the ScanSnap are received by and saved to a mobile device. For connecting the ScanSnap and a mobile device, the following two modes are available.
- Access Point Connect Mode
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The ScanSnap can be connected to mobile devices via an access point in an environment where Wi-Fi is available, such as at the office or at home.
- Direct Connect mode
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In places where there is no Wi-Fi available, the ScanSnap can be connected directly to mobile devices.
Saving a Scanned Image in a Cloud Service
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This can be used to automatically detect a type of image (document, business card, receipt, and photo) created from a document that you scan with the ScanSnap or that you take with the camera function of ScanSnap Home, and sort and save the scanned images to a cloud service that you specified for each document type.
For details about a cloud service that you can establish a link with, refer to the following:
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The scanned images are saved in the desired cloud service via the ScanSnap Cloud server. The ScanSnap Cloud server is a cloud server used exclusively with the ScanSnap.
For regions where ScanSnap Cloud can be used, refer to here.
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The ScanSnap and the ScanSnap Cloud server can be connected with each other via Wi-Fi. So, you can scan documents and save images with the ScanSnap alone. You do not need to start up a computer.
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To use ScanSnap Cloud, you need to obtain a ScanSnap account in advance.
Register a ScanSnap account in the ScanSnap account registration page.