Scan servers are used to communicate with scanners that support Web Services on Devices (WSD), run scan processes, route scanned documents, and log scan-related events. On a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2, you first install the Print and Document Services role and then install the Distributed Scan Server role service in Server Manager. The Distributed Scan Server role service also installs the Scan Management snap-in.
After a scan server is installed, you can use the Scan Server Configuration Wizard to modify existing server settings.
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To install and configure a scan server |
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Open Server Manager.
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In the left pane, click Roles, and do the following:
- If the Print and Document Services role is not installed, in
the right pane, click Add Roles. Follow the instructions in
the Add Roles Wizard to specify the domain user service
account, local temporary folder, SMTP mail server for e-mailing
scanned documents, server authentication certificate, and user and
group security permissions.
- If the Print and Document Services role is already installed,
in the left pane, click Roles, and then click Print and
Document Services. Follow the instructions in the Add Roles
Services Wizard to specify the domain user service account,
local temporary folder, SMTP mail server for e-mailing scanned
documents, server authentication certificate, and user and group
security permissions.
- If the Print and Document Services role is not installed, in
the right pane, click Add Roles. Follow the instructions in
the Add Roles Wizard to specify the domain user service
account, local temporary folder, SMTP mail server for e-mailing
scanned documents, server authentication certificate, and user and
group security permissions.
Additional considerations
- To open Server Manager, click Start,
point to Administrative Tools, and click Server
Manager.
- You can also perform this task by using
Windows PowerShell. For more information about using Windows
PowerShell, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135119.
- You can also perform this task using the
command line by clicking Start, clicking Run, and
then typing the following respectively to add or remove this role
service:
ServerManagerCmd.exe –install Print-Scan-Server
ServerManagerCmd.exe –remove Print-Scan-Server
- The service account is created with more
permissions than are required to run scan processes. Write and List
permissions are needed in order to run scan processes. The Read
permission is needed to read scan processes stored in Active
Directory Domain Services. You should consider removing unneeded
permissions from the service account.
- You should select a certificate issued by a
certification authority (CA) that is trusted by clients connecting
to the scan server. The subject name of the certificate must match
the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server.