Scanner client
Scanner Client allows to capture images from scanners and upload to the OpenKM repository.
Optionally:
- The images can be converted to PDF file.
- Can add metadata group while uploading files to the OpenKM repository.
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Scan |
Starts scanning process. |
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Convert to PDF |
Convert an image or group of selected images to a PDF document. |
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Refresh |
Refreshes 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 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).
- PDF Acrobat Reader.
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or upper.
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 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 (Thereshold), by default is set to 80%.
- Click on Accept button.
Setting destination folder
- Click top right Change button.
- Select the destination folder and click on Select button.
Setting scanner configuration
- Click on Configuration / Scanner configuration.
- Change the configuration parameters.
- Click on Accept button.
We suggest TWAIN protocol rather WIA for better scanner features support.
Scanning
- Click on Scanning button.
- Follow the wizard.
Will be created a folder based on date (year-month-day) into your server at My images/OKMScan/Images.
Convert scanned images to PDF
- Choose one or several image files from tree.
- Click on Images to PDF button.
A PDF file will be created into a folder based on date (year-month-day) into your server at My images/OKMScan/Pdfs.
Uploading
- Choose one or several files ( images or PDF ).
- Click on Upload button.
- Optionally you can set metadata groups.
- Choose the metadata group.
- Click on Add button.
- Fill the metadata group fields.
- Click on Add button.
Add images to an existing PDF file
- Click on Add page to PDF button. Will be shown extra icons in the toolbar.
- Action has tree steps, first is to 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 images selection.
- And finally click on the icon
to add the images. Will be shown a popup to confirm the action, click on Yes button.
Remove pages from existing PDF file
- Choose a PDF file.
- Click on Delete PDF page button.
- Select a range of pages.
- Click on Accept button.
