Pharos Secure Document Scanning
Pharos allows you to scan documents to your SUNY Buffalo State email, OneDrive or SharePoint.
Scan Document
Access Device
- Account authentication is required in order to scan.
- Scan your Buffalo State ID or select Passcode Login to enter your passcode.
Pharos Secure Print Menu
Scan Options Menu
- Select your scan options using the arrows.
- Select done.
Scan Destinations Menu
- Select scanned document destination:
- Email will default send to YOUR Buffalo State email address as an attachment.
- OneDrive and SharePoint will save to your Buffalo State account locations.
Scan to Email
- “To” will default to your Buffalo State email address.
- You may change the “To” address by tapping that field on the screen and editing it.
- You may change the default email “Subject” by tapping that field on the screen and editing it.
Note: Maximum file size for scanned documents to email is 35MB.
Scan to OneDrive
- Select the appropriate folder to save your scanned document in your Buffalo State OneDrive account.
- You may also create a new folder in this menu.
Note: Maximum file size for scanned documents to OneDrive is 80MB.
Scan to SharePoint
- Select the SharePoint site and appropriate folder to save your scanned document in your Buffalo State SharePoint account.
- You may also create a new folder in this menu.
Note: Not all departments have SharePoint sites.
Authorize Access
- The first time you scan to Email, OneDrive or SharePoint, you will receive an email prompting you to authorize access to your Office365 account.
- Open the "Authorize Access to Document Storage Provider" email and click the Authorize button. Follow any additional instructions on the screen.
Scan Document
- Select Scan Document
- Allow time for the scan to complete and send or save.
Sign Out
- Select “Sign Out” when done.
