Several PCs in an apartment or office does not mean at all that you need to connect a scanner or printer to each of them. To make scanning and printing devices available to everyone, connect office equipment over the network.
It is necessary
- - Several computers;
- - scanner;
- - driver;
- - the local network.
Instructions
Step 1
Equip computers with a network scanner. All participants of the local network will be able to use office equipment on equal terms. Configure and install the hardware correctly. In order to avoid complications in the operation of a network scanner, take into account some of its peculiarities and subtleties.
Step 2
Please note that the network scanner is connected directly to the switch through the hub. If there are enough USB ports, then a hub is not required. The main difference between network scanners and conventional scanners is the lack of binding to one PC.
Step 3
Follow the steps to configure your network in the following sequence:
- Install the scanner driver from the manufacturer's disk to all computers connected to the network;
- configure the drivers;
- assign your IP address to the network scanner;
- connect the equipment to the switch;
- enter the IP value into the newly created TCP port.
The network equipment will be connected to the server. The scanner will be able to send finished images to a specified computer or email address.
Step 4
Consider setting up a conventional scanner using WSD. To do this, connect the equipment to the network, make sure the scanner is turned on. Click "Start" and go to the "Network" tab. Locate the scanner icon by right-clicking on it and selecting “Install”. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. Click on the line "Your device is ready to work", check the parameters and click "Close" (Close).
Step 5
Now click "Start" again, find the "Control Panel" option, go to "Devices and Printers". Make sure there is a network scanner icon. Now scan using the WSD service. The network scanner name will be displayed on all computers participating in the LAN connection.
