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How to configure SMB/CIFS connection for scanning
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How to configure SMB/CIFS connection for scanning
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Navigate to Administration -> Data Sources -> SMB -> New scan
Enter the details of the SMB server to scan
Name: Give a name to the scan to identify it later
Username: The user must be an admin level and have access to all the SMB/CIFS shares to be scanned
Password: Password for the admin user
Host IP Address: The IP Address of the SMB/CIFS server
Domain/Workgroup: The domain or workgroup to which the CIFS/SMB server belongs
Port: 445 is the default port, however if the default port is not used, input the correct port number for the SMB protocol
Click on the Folder icon in Path to select a particular share/folder to scan, or leave the path as empty to scan all shares
Save the configuration
Once the configuration is saved, click on the icon on the right and select Start file scan to begin scanning
The scan results can be viewed under Dashboard -> Enterprise Search
The connector supports all SMB dialects up to SMB 3.1.1
