Running the scan task

Depending on how the task is configured, you can run the scan task in either Datacap Web Client or Datacap Desktop.

Procedure

  1. Load a page into your scanner's feeder.
  2. If you are using remote scanning (scancl.aspx), complete the Scan task as follows:
    1. On the Operations tab of the Datacap Web Client, click Scan.
    2. After scancl.aspx loads into the Datacap Web Client, click Scan.
    3. After Datacap scans the page, click OK and Done.
      Important: To upload a scanned image to the Datacap server, you also must complete the Upload task, which you can start on the Operations tab.
  3. If you are using Datacap Desktop, complete the Scan task as follows:
    1. Start the Datacap Desktop program. On Windows in the Start menu click IBM Datacap Clients > Datacap Desktop.
    2. Enter TravelDocs for the Application. Enter admin for the User and Password, and enter 1 for the Station. Click Login.
    3. Select Scan from the Shortcut menu, and click Start.
    4. For the first time that you are using Datacap Desktop with a scanner, or if you want to change the scanner that you used previously, click Select....
    5. Choose the scanner that you want to use, and configure the scanner by completing one of the following tasks:
      • Set the values for functions, such as scan resolution, paper source, color mode, and others.
      • Click Configure and set the options in the scanner driver user interface.
    6. In the Datacap Desktop main window, click Scan.