FileDirector - Scan Shortcut

Created by Vasanth Paratharajan, Modified on Fri, 4 Aug, 2023 at 1:59 PM by Vasanth Paratharajan

WinClient Start-up Options

When the WinClient is installed on a workstation a desktop shortcut is created for it. A menu is also created. 

This will start the WinClient with default settings. 

Additional shortcuts can be created, adding parameters to the start-up command. Scanstation It may be that within an office, only one workstation has a scanner which is used by several users to perform their scanning. 

All the users may have been allocated a standard user licence, which does not have rights for scanning. By adding the /Scanstation switch to the WinClient start-up command, when the user logs in they will automatically be assigned a scan licence. 

Create a shortcut for the WinClient and add the option to the end of the start-up command: 


C:\Program Files\Dieter Spielberg DMS GmbH\FileDirector WinClient\ FileDirector WinClient.exe /Scanstation

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