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Rickles

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#154064 16-Oct-2014 23:02
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I have been looking at a number of both fixed-line and wifi print servers, and often see statements that whilst 'normal' print functions work, others like scanning will not.

Is this (a) because the server inherently cannot handle such functions, or (b) just because the computer accessing the networked printer is unlikely to have the appropriate scanning software installed?

R.

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jnimmo
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  #1156511 17-Oct-2014 07:51
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a - All to do with protocols. There are many protocols around for printing over networks but I think the scanning protocols (TWAIN, etc) are only designed for a one to one connection (over USB).
Unless the scanner has network connection built in, you would probably need a USB Anywhere device (USB over IP) to be able to use scanning features without plugging in



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  #1156522 17-Oct-2014 08:21
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Twain scanning works fine over an IP connection however you can't have a server in the way as it would need to relay that capability and that usually isn't supported.

Lots of printers with scanning capability have wifi or wired connections and the scanning works. 

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