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Here is a guide on how MOST ANY Windows scanner can be shared with most any newer version of MacOS that is eSCL/AirScan compatible. It also works for sharing to Linux, It effectively allows a scanner in Windows to share a scanner that can be used in MacOS, Android Mopria Scan App, and Airscanner app for iOS. This works for most any Windows TWAIN or WIA Scanner and the scanner need not be MacOS compatible. Of course it assumes the Windows and MacOS machine are on the same LAN and that the Windows Machine is running Windows 10 64 Bit. If not you would need to change the Apache / PHP versions (XAMPP)
All of the following installs into Windows, nothing extra is installed on the Mac. The Mac uses native scanning interface , Imaging and Preview, etc.
XAMPP for Windows ver 8.08 64 bit recommended (this could probably be replace with most any (properly configured) web server package if you know how to configure it. 8.0.11 May well work that is what is currently available for download. This is a Web server and the primary method of communicating between your Mac and Windows.
CmdTwain Version 2.13 is used to send commands to the scanner
Apple Bonjour Print Services for Windows is used to "advertise" or "announce" the scanner on the network . This allows you Mac to Auto-discover the scanner.
Twain2AirScan which is the PHP code you will need for interpreting and translating commands to/from CmdTwain & XAMPP web server. This is free for personal use.
You will need to know (most of which you can get from Windows scanner Interface) :
Name of scanner (you can really set this to anything)
If a network connected scanner IP address of scanner
IP address of Server
Path to root web server directory (leave at C:\html)
resolutions available on your scanner not just minimum and maximum but all available resolutions (or at least of those supported the ones you want available to the Mac.
Scan bed area in Pixels at 300 DPI (legal, letter, a4 , etc
The configuration can seem a little daunting but if you send them a message at https://scannershare.com they can help you get through any problems.
You do not need to set ALL parameters just the important ones mentioned above.
copy necessary config files
Once configured select the scanner (if you have more than one in Windows of if you have both TWAIN and WIA drivers ) in CmdTwain's "Choose Scanner" App
Now scan away in OSX
All of the following installs into Windows, nothing extra is installed on the Mac. The Mac uses native scanning interface , Imaging and Preview, etc.
XAMPP for Windows ver 8.08 64 bit recommended (this could probably be replace with most any (properly configured) web server package if you know how to configure it. 8.0.11 May well work that is what is currently available for download. This is a Web server and the primary method of communicating between your Mac and Windows.
CmdTwain Version 2.13 is used to send commands to the scanner
Apple Bonjour Print Services for Windows is used to "advertise" or "announce" the scanner on the network . This allows you Mac to Auto-discover the scanner.
Twain2AirScan which is the PHP code you will need for interpreting and translating commands to/from CmdTwain & XAMPP web server. This is free for personal use.
You will need to know (most of which you can get from Windows scanner Interface) :
Name of scanner (you can really set this to anything)
If a network connected scanner IP address of scanner
IP address of Server
Path to root web server directory (leave at C:\html)
resolutions available on your scanner not just minimum and maximum but all available resolutions (or at least of those supported the ones you want available to the Mac.
Scan bed area in Pixels at 300 DPI (legal, letter, a4 , etc
The configuration can seem a little daunting but if you send them a message at https://scannershare.com they can help you get through any problems.
You do not need to set ALL parameters just the important ones mentioned above.
copy necessary config files
Once configured select the scanner (if you have more than one in Windows of if you have both TWAIN and WIA drivers ) in CmdTwain's "Choose Scanner" App
Now scan away in OSX
