Storage Default Settings

Last Updated: May 08, 2026

Key Points

Review the following key points:

  • Review the requirements in Scan to Storage before configuring these features.
  • The Vasion Admin Console has a 15 minute inactivity timeout. Be aware that this timeout applies to the Global Scan Settings.

Process Overview

You perform these high-level procedures:

  1. Turn On Scanning.
  2. Configure Scan to Cloud.

1. Turn On Scanning

Do the following to turn on scanning:

  1. In the Admin Console, go to Tools then Settings then Scanning.
  2. Expand the Scan Settings section.
  3. Select Enable Scanning with Printer Default Settings.

2. Configure Scan Settings

The settings you define in the Scan Settings section apply globally to all printers. You can set printer-specific settings in the printer object's Apps tab. Do the following:

  1. Use the fields in the Global Scan Settings section to configure the default scan settings.
  2. (Optional) Select the User can adjust this setting option to allow the end user to adjust the setting at the Control Panel Application (CPA).
  3. Select Save in the upper-right corner.

Admin Console showing Global Scan Settings.

Each setting is categorized as an input or output value, delineating how you position documents on the scanner, input, versus how they appear after scanning, output. To configure the settings correctly, understand the categories and how the values apply.

Options for Scan Settings

Input Values

Output Values
  • Duplex
    • 1-sided
    • 2-sided-book
    • 2-sided-flip-up
  • Paper Size
    • Auto (available on only Konica Minolta and Xerox devices)
    • Letter
    • A4
    • A3
  • Orientation
    • Portrait

    • Landscape

      Short-edge-first orientation is required by default.

  • File Type
    • PDF
    • JPEG
    • TIFF
  • Color Mode
    • Black & White
    • Greyscale
    • Color
    • Auto
  • DPI
    • 100
    • 200
    • 300
    • 600

(Optional) Turn On Mobile Scan

The following steps explain how to turn on the Mobile Scan feature for the Vasion Print app. Continue to the next section if you are not using this feature.

Do the following to turn on Mobile Scan for end users:

  1. Expand the Mobile Scan Settings section.
  2. Select Enable Mobile App Scanning.
  3. (Optional) Select Allow native phone scan functions. This setting lets the end user send scanned jobs with apps, like email and SMS.

The Scan option appears in the mobile app shortly after you turn on the setting.

Admin Console showing Mobile Scan Settings section.

For more information on using the Mobile Scan feature, refer to Mobile Scan.

2. Configure Scan to Storage

Scan to Cloud supports Scan to Shared (Cloud) for shared and personal cloud storage drives and Scan to Network for shared network drives. Shared drives use preset scan locations. Personal drives require end user interaction at the CPA to connect to the storage provider.

Select the Scan to Cloud type below to continue configuration.