Scanner Client
Scanner Client allows you to capture images from scanners and upload them to the OpenKM repository.
Optionally:
- The images can be converted to PDF files.
- You can add a metadata group while uploading files to the OpenKM repository.
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Scan |
Starts the scanning process. |
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Convert to PDF |
Converts an image or a group of selected images into a PDF document. |
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Refresh |
Refreshes the tree. |
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Upload |
Uploads a document. |
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Delete PDF page. |
Deletes a page from the selected PDF document. |
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Add page to PDF |
Adds a new page to the selected PDF document. |
Requirements
Before running the application, make sure you have installed:
- Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio
- .NET 4.0: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 (x86 or x64) (Recommended).
- .NET 2.0: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2008 (x86 or x64).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or later.
Configuring
- Click on File > Configuration.
- Set version to "Webservices 2.0".
- Choose language (by default, English).
- Set the username.
- Set the password.
- Set the host (for example http://localhost:8080/OpenKM).
- Click on the Test button to check the connection configuration.
Compression CCITT Group4
- Click on Configuration > Compression group4 menu option.
- Check the black and white CCITT Group4 compression checkbox.
- Set the percentage (threshold); by default it is set to 80%.
- Click on the Accept button.
Setting destination folder
- Click the top-right Change button.
- Select the destination folder and click on the Select button.
Setting scanner configuration
- Click on Configuration / Scanner configuration.
- Change the configuration parameters.
- Click on the Accept button.
We suggest the TWAIN protocol rather than WIA for better scanner feature support.
Scanning
- Click on the Scanning button.
- Follow the wizard.
A folder will be created based on the date (year-month-day) on your server at My images/OKMScan/Images.
Convert scanned images to PDF
- Choose one or several image files from the tree.
- Click on the Images to PDF button.
A PDF file will be created in a folder based on the date (year-month-day) on your server at My images/OKMScan/Pdfs.
Uploading
- Choose one or several files (images or PDFs).
- Click on the Upload button.
- Optionally you can set metadata groups.
- Choose the metadata group.
- Click on the Add button.
- Fill in the metadata group fields.
- Click on the Add button.
Add images to an existing PDF file
- Click on the Add page to PDF button. Extra icons will be shown in the toolbar.
- The action has three steps: first, select a PDF file and then click on the icon
to confirm PDF selection.
- The second step is to select one or several images and click on the icon
to confirm image selection.
- Finally, click on the icon
to add the images. A popup will be shown to confirm the action; click on the Yes button.
Remove pages from existing PDF file
- Choose a PDF file.
- Click on the Delete PDF page button.
- Select a range of pages.
- Click on the Accept button.
