I have a Brother DCP-L2530DW series printer and I was wondering whether it would be possible to scan to a network folder (FTP or CIFS/SMB).

I see that there are some "protocols" available on the web admin page, includnig one called FTP Client and FTP Server.

What are these? How can I configure the FTP client section on the printer?

The Scan entry is quite empty and does not immediately offer to scan to a network location (I do not know whether this is possible, but since there is apparently an FTP client...)

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It is bizarre how the manuals in different languages contain different information. In the Dutch manual, the explanation is there, but not in the French or English versions. You already seem to have some problems with French, so I will try to give a short translation of the Dutch. Terminology may be a bit off; I don't have this printer.

1. Start the webbrowser
2. Select scanning
3. Select scanning to FTP/Network
4. Select the option FTP and submit
5. click the Scan to FTP/Network profile menu in the left navigation menu
6. Select a profile
7. Type a name in the field Profile Name
8. In Host address, fill-in a host name (max 64 chars) or an IP address
9. You may change the port number
10. Fill-in a user name
11. Fill in the password
12. Fill in the directory on the FTP server; do not start with a slash or backslash
13. select a filename
14. Check the other options there as well
15. select submit

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