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Create an external location
Introduction
You can create your own FTP, SMB, WebDAV, external locations with WebTools Express.
NOTE
For more detailed information on network settings, refer to the ColorWave-Plotwave
Connectivity Manual for Windows.
Before you begin
NOTE
• Make sure you enable [SMB] protocol.
• Make sure you enable [FTP] under the [Configuration] - [Connectivity] tab.
• Make sure the URL for [WebDAV] is not blocked.
• For this procedure, you need to log in as a System Administrator.
Procedure
1. Select the [Configuration] - [External locations] tab.
2. Click on [Create new] in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Enter a [Name] recognizable for the user. This name appears on the user panel.
4. Enter a [Description] of the settings used.
5. Select the [Type] of the external location: [FTP], [SMB], or [WebDAV].
6. Enter the [Path]. The folder path or URL to the external location.
• For [FTP], use the syntax: hostname[/path] (example: myhost/mydirectory/scantofile).
• For [SMB], use the syntax: \\hostname\sharename[\path] (example: \\myhost
\myshareddirectory\scantofile).
• For [WebDAV] locations, use the full HTTP URL (for example: http://example.webdav.org:8080/
repository/).
7. Select under [Credentials] whether or not the user has to log in to access the external location.
• Select [Prompt the user to log in on the user panel] when you want the user to log in on the
user panel.
Login will appear when the user tries to access the external location on the user panel.
• Select [Use the following credentials for automatic login:] when you want to configure the
credentials here.
The user is not requested to log in on the user panel when he tries to access the external
location.
Chapter 3 - Define your workflow with WebTools Express
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