imageRUNNER ADVANCE Networking Technologies

Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE Office MFDs are designed to network with office PCs or other imageRUNNER ADVANCE Office MFDs. One of the core functions supporting this system networking is Advanced Box, which uses the built-in HDD (hard disk drive) to offer both MFD box functions and simple file server functions. A new document management module within the OS file system layer incorporates embedded application modules for controlling the operation of each of the Advanced Box, network (SMB, WebDAV) and memory media repositories. This allows the Advanced Box to be used without worry about discrepancies between repositories.

The Advanced Box function offers compatibility with multiple standard protocols, such as SMB and WebDAV, for enhanced adaptability with various network environments in cloud computing. Providing the Office MFDs with both server and client functionality for the two protocols makes it possible to link imageRUNNER ADVANCE machines together in a network, as well as with PCs.

The address book sharing function allows any imageRUNNER ADVANCE system to look up and use registered address information simply by registering addresses used by multiple parties within an office on a single imageRUNNER ADVANCE machine connected via an intranet. The address book framework was built based on the WebService platform offered by Canon's Office MFDs, ensuring its scalability and making possible the sharing of address books across multiple Office MFDs on the same network.