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tech:faxscancopy [2011/08/23 01:47]
jkuroda
tech:faxscancopy [2012/10/26 14:10] (current)
jkuroda [Scanners]
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 There are two color scanners one can use in the RAD Lab There are two color scanners one can use in the RAD Lab
  
-  * The Fax/​Scan/​Printer in 465B works as a scanner via the (occasionally missing) USB cable or, if one is adventurousover the network+  * The Fax/​Scan/​Printer in 465B works as a scanner via the (occasionally missing) USB cable and via a network scanning function: 
 +    * add [[http://​welcome.solutions.brother.com/​bsc/​public/​us/​us/​en/​dlf/​download_top.html?​reg=us&​c=us&​lang=en&​prod=mfc8860dn_all|software drivers appropriate to your OS/​platform]] 
 +    * Windows: select the "Full Driver & Software Package"​ - this comes with its own scanner interface 
 +    * OS X: select the "​Scanner Driver"​ (The "CUPS Printer Driver"​ is optional for scanning support) - this also comes with its own scanner interface 
 +    * Linux: select the "​brscan2"​ scanner driver for your distribution (RPM or deb) from Brother'​s [[http://​welcome.solutions.brother.com/​bsc/​public_s/​id/​linux/​en/​download_scn.html#​brscan2|Linux site]] 
 +      * this provides the ''​brsaneconfig2''​ command that ties into the scanner system ([[http://​www.sane-project.org/​|SANE]]) that many linux systems use. 
 +      * register the scanner (called scan465b for this example) using the ''​brsaneocnfig2''​ command: 
 +      * ''​% brsaneconfig2 -a name=scan465b model=MFC-8860DN ip=128.32.132.242''​ 
 +      * This allows applications using the SANE protocolsuch as ''​gimp(1)''​ or ''​xsane(1)''​ to interface with the scanner. 
 +    * The scanner has a scan->​email function, but the way it works is not compliant with campus security standardsso we did not set that up. 
 +      * If you would like to scan something and have it sent directly to an email address, read further about the 374 Soda copy machine.
   * There is an HP scanner about halfway down the hall that can be used as well (Driver installation may be necessary)   * There is an HP scanner about halfway down the hall that can be used as well (Driver installation may be necessary)
  
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   * Randy has a color scanner on the drawer unit by his shelf - ask him if you can use it   * Randy has a color scanner on the drawer unit by his shelf - ask him if you can use it
   * The copy machine in 374 Soda also serves as a B&​W/​Grayscale scanner that can e-mail the scans to you.   * The copy machine in 374 Soda also serves as a B&​W/​Grayscale scanner that can e-mail the scans to you.
-    * This requires a valid copy card, but it doesn'​t need any funds on it - it's just needed to unlock the copier interface.+    * This requires a [[tech:​faxscancopy#​photocopy|valid copy card]], but it doesn'​t need any funds on it - it's just needed to unlock the copier interface.
     * Further instructions are posted by the copier in 374 Soda.     * Further instructions are posted by the copier in 374 Soda.
  
tech/faxscancopy.1314089278.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/08/23 01:47 by jkuroda