Connecting the ScanSnap to a Computer Directly in Direct Connect Mode (iX1300 / iX100)

You can use the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool Wizard to complete the preparation for connecting the ScanSnap to a computer.

For details, refer to Connecting the ScanSnap to a Wireless LAN (iX1300 / iX500 / iX100).

The following explains how to connect the ScanSnap and a computer when the computer to be connected has already been registered by using the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool Wizard.

  1. Click Internet Access Icon in the notification area located at the far right of the taskbar, and connect the ScanSnap network displayed in the wireless network list.

    The ScanSnap network name (SSID) and the security key are printed on the label attached to the bottom of the scanner.

    HINT

    The network name (SSID) and the security key can be checked or changed with the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool.

  2. Disconnect the USB cable connecting the ScanSnap to the computer.
    ATTENTION

    If the ScanSnap Manager icon is Icon for Wireless LAN Connection, exit ScanSnap Connect Application on the mobile device.

    • The ScanSnap is automatically connected to the computer via wireless LAN and the ScanSnap Manager icon changes to Icon When Connected via Wireless LAN.

      If the icon does not change, go to step 3.

    HINT
    • If the [Connect automatically to previous ScanSnap by Wi-Fi] checkbox is selected and the previously connected ScanSnap is available for the connection, the computer is connected to the ScanSnap automatically.
    • The computer can be connected to only one ScanSnap.
    • Only one computer can be connected to the ScanSnap via wireless LAN.
    • For iX100, when you automatically connect a computer and the ScanSnap that had been connected via wireless LAN before, if the password for the ScanSnap to be connected has been changed, a notification informs you of the status.
  3. Right-click the ScanSnap Manager icon Communicating in the notification area located at the far right of the taskbar and select [Connect by Wi-Fi] from the Right-Click Menu.
    • The [ScanSnap Manager - Connect by Wi-Fi] window appears.
  4. From the list of the ScanSnap units to be connected, select the ScanSnap that you want to connect, and click the [Connect] button.
    ATTENTION
    • If you select iX1300 and click the [Connect] button, another computer (which has been connected to the ScanSnap) is disconnected from the ScanSnap.
    • For iX100, if the [ScanSnap Manager - Enter Destination Password] window appears, enter the password to connect it.

      The default password is the last four digits of the ScanSnap serial number.

      The password can be changed with the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool. For details, refer to the ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool Help.

    • If the intended ScanSnap for connection does not appear in the list of the ScanSnap units to be connected, refer to the ScanSnap Manager Help.
    • The ScanSnap is connected to the computer via a wireless access point and the ScanSnap Manager icon changes to Icon When Connected via Wireless LAN.
    HINT

    When the ScanSnap and a computer are connected via wireless LAN, a notification informs you of the communication status.