Scan to Folder to OSX Mavericks for Kyocera Legacy devices

Scan to Folder – SMB – Legacy Kyocera Devices
to OSX Mavericks
Scan to Folder from Kyocera Devices using SMB
Kyocera MFP and MFD devices offer SMB and FTP protocols when scanning to folder.
Choosing the SMB protocol on the Kyocera device and ensuring it will successfully deliver a
file to a shared folder on another device is dependent on a number of factors, such as
correctly identifying the hostname/ip address of the host, shared folder and permissions to
write to the shared folder.
Another obstacle to be overcome is that the sending and receiving devices must have the
same implementation of SMB protocol, or be backward compatible.
Kyocera devices use Microsoft’s implementation of SMB protocol. However, there are many
versions of this released over the years.
Windows OS and SMB
Here is a list of the current and previous implementations of Microsoft’s SMB protocol ..
SMB
Version
OS supported
Notes
CIFS
Windows NT 4.0
No Longer supported by Microsoft
SMB 1.0
Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003, Server
2003 R2
W2K3 R2 SP2 is under extended
support
SMB 2.0
Windows Vista SP1 + / Server 2008
Mainstream support until 2015
SMB 2.1
Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
Mainstream support until 2015
SMB 3.0
Windows 8 / Server 2012
Supported
SMB 3.02
Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2
Supported.
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Mac OSX and SMB
From OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), Apple relied on the open source SAMBA suite, which could
be turned on in OS X's Sharing system preferences, to allow for both file sharing and
interaction with directory services from NT domains.
However, Apple discontinued SAMBA support in OSX 10.7 (Lion), as the SAMBA team
changed the licensing for the software to the GPL v3 license which added a number of
restrictions to the software. Because of these restrictions, in OSX Lion, Apple developed and
offered their own version of SAMBA; SMBX.
Recently, in OS X 10.9 Mavericks, in another about turn, Apple dropped SMBX and changed
direction with their file sharing implementation to offer their version of Microsoft’s SMB2
protocol. Macs running OSX Mavericks now use SMB2 when talking to other Macs or to PCs
running Windows Vista, 7 or 8. This change signals the end of support for NT domains in
OS X.
What does this mean for Scan to Folder using SMB between
Kyocera Legacy Devices and Mac OSX Mavericks ?
Kyocera Legacy devices were compatible with Mac OSX file sharing when the SAMBA
protocol was used.
To restore this functionality, the use of a third-part application (SMBUp) is necessary. SMBUp
reinstates SAMBA in OSX.
See next page for a link to the application and instructions for installation, setup and use.
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SMBUp
Download the free software at : http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41541/smbup
Instructions for use…
Once installed turn off File Sharing from System Preferences
Set the Name and Add the folder, click on “Allow Guest” and untick “Read Only”
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Click on “Advanced Share Disk Settings” and make sure the Group and Full control are
ticked.
Once everything is set correctly save all settings and Start the service.
You can close this service it will run in the background.
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