Network Scanner Tool Lite 2.0 Read Me
Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Version
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        CONTENTS
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--  Introduction
--  Summary of Items
--  Minimum System Requirements
--  Known Issues and Workarounds
--  Troubleshooting

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        INTRODUCTION
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Please read this document before using the Network Scanner Tool Lite software package. It contains more recent information that is not covered in the Online Manual or Online Help.

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SUMMARY OF ITEMS
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The following list is a brief summary of the contents of the following sections. Please read the full entry in the specified section for more complete information.

INSTALLATION
--  To install Network Scanner Tool Lite, you must log in with Administrative privileges.
--  Coexistence of Network Scanner Tool Lite and Sharpdesk/Network Scanner Tool
--  Limitation: Network Scanner Tool Lite application shortcuts cannot be seen in the Start screen in Windows 8.1 if the user has not logged in to the computer at least once before the installation of Network Scanner Tool Lite.

NETWORK SCANNER TOOL LITE
--  Limitation on Profile selection when using metadata sets
--   Limitation on scope of Override name option.
--  Limitation on the range of the Auto Detect feature
--  Guidance: Make sure receiving computer has sufficient disk space for image
--  Guidance: Wait long enough for the scanner to complete its initialization
--  Interaction with "Internet Connection Sharing" and "Windows Firewall"
--  Removing Scanner from list after device is disabled for network scanning
--  Recovering scanners when names changed in scanner web page.
--  Limitation on using double-byte characters for Profile or initial.
--  Workaround for problem with the "Fiery Print Controller" option (for example, MX-PEX1, MX-PEX2).
--  Limitation of Profile name, User name or Password for AL-2051/AL-2061/FO-2081.
--  Limitation on scanning through a proxy server.
--  Limitation on updating/deleting Profile for scanners that can register multiple addresses.
--  "Specified server is not found" error on operation panel 
--  Limitation: In Windows 8.1, if the user computer is in the Start screen or the user is working with any Windows Store app, scan job received message and IP address change notification message cannot be seen by the user.

TROUBLESHOOTING
--  Special instructions for dealing with proxy servers and Network Scanner Tool Lite
--  Be aware of front panel when deleting a Profile from a scanner
--  Limitation: Restricting privileges that cause Network Scanner Tool Lite failure

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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--  Network Scanner Tool Lite requires the following minimum system configurations to work correctly. Network Scanner Tool Lite memory requirements are adequate to process approximately 50 text pages. Adding memory improves capacity (pages processed) and performance of Network Scanner Tool Lite.

Operating Systems:
--  Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
--  Microsoft Windows 8.1;
--  Microsoft Windows 10;

CPU:
--  OS is Microsoft Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
2GHz 32-bit/64-bit processor

--  Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10: Direct X 11 support with 128 MB video RAM.

Memory:
--  OS is Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10: 1GB RAM/2 GB RAM (Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit).
(*) OS recommended specification which Microsoft announced should be satisfied.
Hard disk space: 130MB or more

Display: SVGA(800x600 dots) or more display

Others:
--  Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or more is required
--  TCP/IP protocol should be installed advance
--  Ethernet which has compatibility with 1000Base/100Base/10Base.

**Please ensure that the above prerequisites are met before installing the software package.
 
**Please ensure that the login account has Administrative privileges when installing Network Scanner Tool Lite on your computer.

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KNOWN ISSUES AND WORKAROUNDS
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INSTALLATION
--  You must be logged in as a user with full Administrative privileges for successfully installing Network Scanner Tool Lite on your computer. Domain Administrator privileges are not sufficient; you must be a member of the "Administrators" group defined by Microsoft for the computer you are installing Network Scanner Tool Lite on. Windows provides a mechanism to allow non-administrator users to perform administrator tasks if they know the login to a full administrator, but it does not work for Network Scanner Tool Lite. If presented with a Windows "Run As" dialog, Cancel the dialog and log in with Administrative privileges before starting or continuing the installation of Network Scanner Tool Lite.

--  Network Scanner Tool Lite cannot coexist with Sharpdesk and Network Scanner Tool. To use Network Scanner Tool Lite, please uninstall Sharpdesk and Network Scanner Tool then install Network Scanner Tool Lite.

--  Network Scanner Tool Lite application shortcuts cannot be seen in the Start screen in Windows 8.1 if the user has not logged in to the computer at least once before the installation of Network Scanner Tool Lite. To view them in the Start screen, follow the steps below.
1) Right-click the Start screen and select "All apps" from the app bar.
2) Right-click any Network Scanner Tool Lite shortcut and click on "Pin to Start" from the app bar.

NETWORK SCANNER TOOL LITE
--  If your scanner supports metadata sets, and you are using one, you may only scan to the associated profile named inside the metadata set. If you choose a scanning profile other than the one defined in the metadata set, it will be ignored. The instructions contained in the profile named in the metadata set will be followed instead. If you are NOT using a metadata set for a particular scan, the scanning profile you select will be used as expected.

--  If you select the Profile option Override Scanner File Name Settings AND select the Profile option Image Processing AND select the Embed Metadata option under Image Processing Details, only the names of the files transmitted from the scanner will be changed by the Override option. Inside the metadata .xml file, the <files> tag will contain the name of the file assigned by the scanner before the override takes effect.

--  The "range" of Auto Detect on Network Scanner Tool Lite with the default Auto Detect settings, is limited to the network segment that allows UDP broadcast. This may not be the same as the general capabilities of the network configuration. If you have more than one adaptor, only one will be used to determine the auto-detectable subnet.

--  For Network Scanner Tool Lite to correctly place a scanned image on your computer, the computer must have enough free disk space to hold the file. If a scanned image name appears in your folder with a size of 0 bytes, the most likely cause is insufficient disk space.

--  Initialization of the scanner on power-up may take up to 5 minutes before it is ready to establish communication with Network Scanner Tool Lite. Attempts to communicate (such as Auto Detect) made before the scanner is ready will result in Network Scanner Tool Lite saying the scanner is not available. If you receive such a message because the scanner is not ready, you will have to exit the Network Scanner Tool Lite dialog completely before trying again. After waiting approximately 5 minutes, double-click on the Network Scanner Tool Lite icon on the Windows task bar to try again.

--  If you share an Internet connection, or enable the Windows Firewall, the "Auto Detect" feature in Network Scanner Tool may fail to discover any scanners and scanning from scanners may not work. To check if those features are not enabled, e.g. in Windows 7, go to "Network Connections", right-click on a connection and select "Properties", click the "Sharing" tab, and make sure that the checkboxes under "Internet Connection Sharing" are not checked. Note that Network Scanner Tool uses only one connection, if multiple connections are present.


--  If Network Scanner Tool lists a network scanning-enabled device in its Scanners list, and later on the Network Scanner Expansion Kit option is removed from this scanner, Network Scanner Tool Lite will not automatically detect the change, and adding or updating any profile(s) on this scanner will fail. To correct this problem, delete the scanner from the list manually.

--  If you change the name of a scanner using the scanner's web page, it may not be reflected in the Scanners list in Network Scanner Tool Lite.  To use the new name, delete the old name from the Scanners list and then add the new scanner to the list manually or by using the Auto Detect button.

--  If you use double-byte characters in the Profile name or the initial, Network Scanner Tool Lite may fail to save the Profile in the scanners.  To avoid this problem, do not use double-byte characters in the Profile name or initial.

--  We do not recommend scanning to PC hosts through routes that contain proxy servers.  Environments that contain these routes include, but are not limited to, networks that use cable modems, DSL routers, or networks using any of the Microsoft Internet connection sharing services. The scanner may be able to communicate with the PC running Network Scanner Tool Lite, but it is unlikely the scanner will be able to open a connection with the PC.  If a connection cannot be opened, Network Scanner Tool Lite will not work.

--  If a scanner that can register multiple addresses already has a Desktop Destination (Profile) registered from Network Scanner Tool, you should not add other destinations into the contact's address using the scanner's Web page. If you add destinations using the Web page, Network Scanner Tool will not be able to update or delete the Desktop Destination. If this occurs, you will have to delete the other destinations from the contact's address using the scanner's Web page.

--  If the "Scan to Desktop" function with the "Fiery Print Controller" option (for example, MX-PEX1, MX-PEX2) does not work, please set the port number to "4687" using Network Scanner Tool Lite on the computer. To set it, launch Network Scanner Tool Lite , select the "System Options" tab, enter the number 4687 into the "Port" edit box, and select "OK".

--  If you use the following characters in the Profile name, User name or Password, Network Scanner Tool Lite may fail to scan files from AL-2051/AL-2061/FO-2081.
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To avoid this problem, do not use these characters in the Profile name, User name or Password for the above scanner.

--  When Profile is not auto delete from scanner properly, sometimes "Specified server is not found." error may be displayed.

--  In Windows 8.1, if the user computer is in the Start screen or the user is working with any Windows Store app, the below messages cannot be seen by the user.
※There is a similar limitation on Tablet mode in Windows 10.
a) Scan job received message, received, when scanned through Network Scanner Tool Lite.
b) IP address change notification message, received, when IP address of computer is changed.

To view the scan job received message or IP address change notification message, the user computer should be in Windows Desktop mode.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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--  If a proxy server is used for Internet connections and proxy does not redirect connections to scanners, Network Scanner Tool Lite will not be able to display a scanner's "Web Setup". To allow Network Scanner Tool Lite to see the scanner's web setup page, set the scanner's IP address in the "Do not user proxy server for addresses beginning with" item (or function intended for a similar purpose) in the options for your Internet browser.

--  If Network Scanner Tool Lite attempts to delete a "Profile" while the scanner has the "Destination List" (or "Address List") opened in the scanner's control panel, the removal may fail. To remove the Profile from the scanner, make sure that the list is NOT open on the scanner's control panel before deleting the "Profile" from Network Scanner Tool Lite.

--  Network Scanner Tool Lite will not work correctly if you are logged in as a member of the Restricted Users group. You must log in to your computer as a member of the "Administrators" or "Power Users" group.