From 6950daca9ab3cd6cbf05d4b60158baa5d3375348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quinn Casey Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 14:03:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Link to configuration values for Canon MFP --- docs/scanners.rst | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/scanners.rst b/docs/scanners.rst index 72ef424fc..e8685fadc 100644 --- a/docs/scanners.rst +++ b/docs/scanners.rst @@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ Physical scanners .. _eingemaischt: https://github.com/eingemaischt .. [1] Scanners with API Integration allow to push scanned documents directly to :ref:`Paperless API `, sometimes referred to as Webhook or Document POST. -.. [2] Canon Multi Function Printers show strange behavior over SMB. They close and reopen the file after every page. So it is necessary to not directly scan to the consume - folder but to a tmp folder. Adding ``/usr/bin/find [tmp-folder] -mmin +3 -type f -exec sh -c 'mv "{}" [consume-folder]$(uuidgen)-"$(basename "{}")"' \;`` to a crontab looks - every minute for files that not have been written to for more than 3 minutes (scanner timeout) - and then moves them to the consume folder. +.. [2] Canon Multi Function Printers show strange behavior over SMB. They close and reopen the file after every page. It's recommended to tune the + :ref:`polling ` configuration values for your scanner. The scanner timeout is 3 minutes, so ``180`` is a good starting point. Mobile phone software =====================