(Below is a sample of a setup, Xerox is the user)Īpple > System Preferences > File Sharing

Login Credentials: The login creds for the user of the Mac. Path: /users/username or another example /Users/xerox/public/scan

Go into the File Repository Setup and set the following. Once FTP is enabled then setup the Printer. This will create a lock icon to appear along the top of the Mac (top right area) simply click on the lock to enable FTP. Once its downloaded it will add an icon for FTP on the desktop, Open the application and run it. (download version 1.3) Xerox did not create this app, this is a 3rd party app but seems to work very well. Your scanned documents will be placed in the MAC user’s home directory.įollow the link to get the FTP enable / disable app, **Note** there is no need to specify a document path or share. The FTP service is now started accepting incoming connections to the MAC user’s home folder.ħ – To test, open FileZilla and connect to port 21 with the same credentials used to log into the MAC.Ĩ – Configure the default repository of your Xerox machine as you normally would for FTP. Ħ – You will be prompted for the MAC HD password. ĥ – Now type the following command to start the regular FTP service. Ĥ – You will be prompted for the MAC HD password.

ģ – In the Terminal, type the following command and hit. Steps are as follows Ģ – Navigate to Applications/Utilities and double Click. Although Apple has done away with the GUI interface to enable the FTP server service, it is still available via Terminal commands. To scan to MAC 10.7.5 via FTP without the use of a third party application.

Filezilla for mac os 10.8