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tech:faxscancopy [2011/09/15 08:01]
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tech:faxscancopy [2012/10/26 14:10] (current)
jkuroda [Scanners]
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     * Windows: select the "Full Driver & Software Package"​ - this comes with its own scanner interface     * 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     * 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. +    * 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]] 
-      * register the scanner (called scan465b for this example) using the ''​brsaneocnfig2''​ command:\ +      * this provides the ''​brsaneconfig2''​ command that ties into the scanner system ([[http://​www.sane-project.org/​|SANE]]) that many linux systems use. 
-        ''​% brsaneconfig2 -a name=scan465b model=MFC-8860DN ip=128.32.132.242''​+      * 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 protocol, such as ''​gimp(1)''​ or ''​xsane(1)''​ to interface with the scanner.       * This allows applications using the SANE protocol, such 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 standards, so 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)
  
tech/faxscancopy.1316098883.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/09/15 08:01 by jkuroda