Can a scanner be networked?

[Bill in SD, CA]

I'm trying to figure out if I can add my HP scanner on my 2K machine to be available on another networked computer so that I can use it with my WinFax program.

I see nothing anywhere where I can add it.

Bill

[ShawnD1]

I don't think you can add it as network hardware (like a printer), but why would you need that exactly? Just have it save scanned documents into a folder accessable by all computers in the network. I have my scanner setup like that and it works great. Just put a document in, hit scan, and it saves into a network folder.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Ordinarily I would but I have to fill in an application (insisting on typed BTW) and WinFax allows me to annotate the scanned document and add text.

Bill

[DVNT1]

The only networkable scanners I've seen are sold as Networked Scanners. As an example, the HP Digital Sender.

[cadetstimp]

The HP6350 comes with remote scanning software - host and client utilities on the CD.

You might be better off using a networked version of Winfax to use the scanner locally on a remote computer.


HP 6350
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...08cec39af78c90

[I2n0ld]

how bout if u have a all in one machine? printer, scanner, fax and copier? could u try using a printer port and network everything?

[Sixpac_XP]

I've tried using the HP remote scanning software but never could get it to work...