I set up my SCX-4623 Samsung printer by plugging the USB cable into my router. From there, I used these instructions to have Windows 10 be able to print to it over the network.
This works beautifully, over both wired (PCs) and wireless (laptop) connections. However, when I try to use Windows Fax & Scan in order to use the scanner, Windows claims that there aren't any scanners available:
Is there anything I can do to coax Windows into believing that the scanner, in fact, exists? The scanner works fine if I take the USB cable and connect the printer directly to the PC/laptop. But over the network it's a no-go.
Best Answer
The printer and the scanner are, to the computer, two different devices. If you wish to access the scanner over the network you must share it from the host computer and install it on the client computers.
Just installing the shared printer will NOT provide the scanning capability of that piece of equipment.
Also, many scanners do not support scanning over the network. Most scanners you purchase at the store are not capable of this. Unless your scanner specifically states that it supports scanning over a network connection or share, it probably cannot do this.