Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3730 Series - USB Device and Network Access Control; Restricting Access to External USB Device from Computer

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Important:
When sharing an external device inserted in the printer between computers connected over USB and over a
network, write access is only allowed to the computers that are connected by the method you selected on the printer.
To write to the external USB device, select a connection method from the following menu on the printer's control
panel.
Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings > Memory Device Interface > File Sharing.
Note:
It takes a while to recognize data from a computer if a large external USB device, such as 2TB HDD, is connected.
Windows
Select an external USB device in Computer or My Computer. e data on the external USB device is displayed.
Note:
If you connected the printer to the network without using the soware disc or Web Installer, map a USB port as a network
drive. Open Run and enter a printer name \\XXXXX or a printer's IP address \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX to Open:. Right-click
a device icon displayed to assign the network. e network drive appears in Computer or My Computer.
Mac OS
Select a corresponding device icon. e data on the external USB device is displayed.
Note:
❏ To remove an external USB device, drag and drop the device icon to the trash icon. Otherwise, data in the shared drive
may not be displayed correctly when another external USB device is inserted.
❏ To access an external storage device through the network, select Go > Connect to Server from the menu on the desktop.
Enter a printer name cifs://XXXXX or smb://XXXXX (Where "xxxxx" is the printer name) in the Server Address, and
then click Connect.
Restricting Access to an External USB Device From a Computer
You can make settings to authenticate the user for the following operations.
❏ Accessing from a computer to an external USB device, such as a USB
ash
memory, connected to the printer.
❏ Saving received faxes on a computer using FAX Utility.
Use Web Cong or Epson Net Cong to make the settings. e following describes the procedure for Web Cong.
1.
Start Web Cong on the computer connected to the same network as the printer.
2. On the We b
Cong
window, select Services > MS Network.
3. Select Use Microso network sharing.
4. Select Enable for File Sharing.
5. Enter a user name and password as the user authentication, and then click Next.
6. Conrm the entry, and then click OK.
Note:
You can check the current settings with a network status sheet.
User's Guide
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