Scan To Home

Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Scan to Home enables end users to scan a document and save it to a personal folder on the network. The save location is determined by the user who initiates the scan, using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) attributes to resolve each user's destination.

Requirements

Review the Scan to Network Requirements before configuring this feature.

Process Overview

You perform these high-level procedures:

  1. Active Directory (AD) Steps.
    1. Delegate Service Client Rights.
    2. Configure Home Directory Attribute.
  2. Admin Console Steps.
    1. Enable Higher Security.
    2. Enable Scan to Network.
    3. Install Scan to Storage.

Active Directory Steps

This initial setup allows Vasion Print to create files on behalf of end users.

1. Delegate Service Client Rights

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers on a Windows machine that has access to your AD environment.

  2. Find the Service Client machine's computer account.

    This is the Service Client running the Printer Apps service.

  3. Go to Properties> Delegation.
  4. Select Trust this computer for delegation to specified services only.
  5. Select Use any authentication protocol.
  6. Add the file server machine (hosting the network share) and select the CIFS service.
  7. Save your changes.

2. Configure Home Directory Attribute

Add or configure the Home Directory Attribute to route scanned files to the defined path.

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers on a Windows machine that has access to your AD environment.

  2. Navigate to the user or group you want to configure.

    You can apply the Home Directory attribute to individual users or to a group, depending on how you want to deploy it.

  3. Open the Attribute Editor for the selected user or group and locate the Home Directory attribute.

    This attribute is built into Active Directory but may need to be surfaced if it hasn't been used before.

  4. Set the value for the Home Directory attribute using the path to the destination folder. The path follows this structure: \\ServerName\SharedDirectory\%username%\FolderName.
    1. \\ServerName: The address of the machine hosting the shared directory
    2. SharedDirectory: The root shared folder

    3. %username%: A wildcard that dynamically inserts the user's SAM account name, routing each user to their own personal directory.

      The wildcard character is optional. If you want all users to scan to a single shared location rather than individual directories, you can omit it and specify a static path.

    4. FolderName: The subfolder within the user's directory (optional, depending on your setup)
  5. Save your changes.

Vasion Print queries this attribute at scan time and automatically routes the scanned file to the path defined in the Home Directory attribute. End users do not need to configure anything, and admins do not need to enter this path in the Admin Console.

Admin Console Steps

1. Enable Higher Security

  1. Log in to the Admin Console.
  2. Go to Tools then Settings then General.
  3. Scroll to the Control Panel Application section and select the Enable higher security setting.
  4. Select Save in the upper-right corner.

Admin Console showing General settings and Control Panel Application section.

Turning on higher security forces reinstallation of the CPA on all devices using Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2. Not all printer models support higher TLS versions, which can impact installation. For more details refer to Transport Layer Security (TLS) Settings.

2. Enable Scan to Network.

  1. Go to Tools then Settings then Scanning.
  2. Expand the Preset Scan Locations dropdown.
  3. Select the Enable Scan to Network.
  4. Select Save in the upper-right corner.

Preset Scan Locations section showing the Network tab selected and the Enable option for Scan To Home.

3. Install Scan to Storage

Follow these steps:

  1. In the Admin Console, go to the printer on which you want to install Scan to Storage.
  2. Select the Apps tab.
  3. Ensure that the correct manufacturer, CPA version, and Service Client are selected.

  4. In the Install Embedded Application section, select the Scan to Storage option.

    Admin Console showing printer object's Apps tab and Install Embedded Application section.

  5. In the Scan Settings section, select from the following:
    1. Use global scan settings — This option is the default. You configure these settings in the Global Scan Settings.
    2. Use printer specific scan settings — This makes the dropdown menus available so that you can adjust the printer-specific settings as needed.
  6. Select Save in the upper-right corner.

Admin Console showing printer object's Apps tab and Scan Settings section.

Scan to Home is now available as a destination in CPA. When a user scans, it saves to the storage location configured for your environment, accessible through File Explorer. If the storage location is unreachable, verify that the storage instance is running.

Next Steps