{"id":31743,"date":"2016-08-08T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ephesoft.com\/docs\/2019-1-2\/import-ingestion\/advanced-web-scanner-service\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T12:24:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T19:24:44","slug":"advanced-web-scanner-service","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/ephesoft.com\/docs\/products\/transact\/features-and-functions\/administrator\/import-ingestion\/advanced-web-scanner-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Scanner"},"content":{"rendered":"

The existing Web Scanner mechanism was not supported by all the browsers and required changes in the methodology. The Advanced Web Scanner Service provides a more secure and improved process of scanning the images. User can download the Advanced Web Scanner Service on their client machines. And can configure the switch for storing the scanned images on the local system or server (TIFF files will always be stored on the server as they are used for OCR processing). Another switch can be configured for backward compatibility\u00a0if you want to use the existing process.<\/p>\n

Also, a major enhancement in the Advanced Web Scanner Service is that the service will now support both the protocols HTTP and HTTPS. The service runs on a specific port range defined in the application for HTTP (50001 to 50005) and HTTPS (60001 to 60005). During the installation, the installer will assign a port available for each protocol to run the service. Configuring the HTTPS protocol requires to import a certificate on the client machine. For detailed information, read the complete article.<\/p>\n

The scanning mechanism in the Advanced Web Scanner Service is similar as it was before; the only change in the UI is the drop-down list reflecting the installed Scanners instead of the Source button.<\/p>\n

The user can also see information about batches created via Web Scanner. For this purpose, a pop-up window is displayed once the batch scanning is completed and the Finish button is clicked on the Web Scanner screen. The scanning completion pop-up includes the following information:<\/p>\n