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How to Connect the Brothers Document Scanner to your Computer
How to Connect the Brothers Document Scanner to your Computer

Setting up the document scanner for Cost Changes.

Kayla Jew avatar
Written by Kayla Jew
Updated over 3 months ago

By connecting the Brother document scanner to your computer, you’ll create an efficient workflow for manually uploading invoices and managing cost changes.
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Steps for Mac:

  1. Download the Brother iPrint & Scan application from the App store and the iPrint&Scan Push Scan Tool that can be found through this link

  2. You can connect the scanner to your computer through the USB cable or through the Network.

  3. Create new Folder on desktop, name it "Invoices"

  4. Open the Brother iPrint&Scan app, and tap Select your Machine, then OK.

  5. Tap Create Workflow, choose Save to PC.

  6. Setup Scan Settings & Save to PC settings.

    1. Scan Settings: Ensure all settings are aligned with the screenshots below.

    2. Save to PC Settings:

      1. File Name: Enter the Store Name

      2. Save folder: Select folder > Desktop > Invoices


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  7. Tap Next

  8. Workflow Name: Vori

    1. Check off One touch workflow, then Save.

  9. When you are ready to scan invoices, tap the 📁 Vori Workflow on the Brother iPrint&Scan app and upload them into the dashboard.

💡 Best Practices: Place the invoice facedown and upside down to ensure it comes right side up. The scans can be reorientated but it's easier to do it right before it gets scanned

Steps for Windows:

  1. Download the appropriate software (Brother iPrint & Scan) Full Driver & Software Package - for the Brother Scanner ADS-3300W through this link

  2. You can connect the scanner to your computer through the USB cable or through the Network.

  3. Create new Folder on desktop, name it "Invoices"

  4. Open the Brother iPrint&Scan app, and tap Select your Machine, then OK.

  5. Once the scanner is connected to the computer, select Create Workflow

  6. Setup Scan Settings & Save to PC settings.

    1. Scan Settings: Ensure all settings are aligned with the screenshots below.

    2. Save to PC Settings:

      1. Enter your store name

      2. Select Folder > Desktop > Save to Invoices folder, then OK
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  7. Enter Workflow Name: Vori

    1. Check off One Touch Workflow, then Save.

  8. When you are ready to scan invoices, tap the 📁 Vori Workflow on the Brother iPrint&Scan app and upload them into the dashboard.

💡 Best Practices: Place the invoice facedown and upside down to ensure it comes right side up. The scans can be reorientated but it's easier to do it right before it gets scanned

Steps for iOS/Android

Note: The mobile does not have the setting to scan long papers, so you will be unable to scan anything bigger than standard letter-sized paper

  1. Download the Brother iPrint & Scan application found in the App store. (not the Mobile Connect - that's for older scanners)

  2. Link the scanner to the application

  3. Tap Scan and send via email

For invoices with multiple pages, scan the entire stack in numerical order to maintain proper sequence.

To connect the scanner and computer through the network:

  1. Set up the internet & password directly on the ADS-3300WW. Scanner and computer must be connected to the same Wifi.

  2. Tap the Wifi icon on the top right hand corner of the screen

  3. Select Find Wi-Fi Network

  4. Enable WLAN? Do you want to continue? Yes

  5. Select the Wifi network and enter PW

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