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Trying to use a USB scanner by wireless... No USB cable... Win 10 environment...
Hi... Hope I have a very easy question... I have a new Dell i7 Win 10 laptop and I need to connect a USB scanner to it. Normally, the scanner would use a USB 2.0 cable to make the connection, but I don't want to use a cable. (The scanner has its own power supply, and does not draw its power off the USB connection...) The scanner is not equipped to handle wireless... How do I get the computer and scanner to talk with each other using wireless? I do have wireless wifi setup in the house if that helps. The computer and scanner are about 10 feet apart, and the computer and scanner will be dedicated to each other -- no need for multiple computers to access the scanner. TIA... Alan
Respectfully, "impossible" is inaccurate... USB is just a transfer protocol (pretty simple too...) As I mentioned, I do have a wifi network... I just checked, and my first floor machine easily talks with one of my second floor machines, including a scanner. All I need to do is hook up my new scanner into one of my network machines (I think I'll buy a dedicated machine), and wifi and Windows will take care of the rest... Easy breezy...
Alan
A.S. Microprocessor Technology
B.S. Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering
P.S. Have you ever written a driver or dll? I have...
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Are you asking for a router that you can plug the scanmer into?
Alan_123 wrote:
The scanner is not equipped to handle wireless...
Won't work. Printers yes, but scanners no.
Did you post in the powerline section for any reason? Or was it a random choice?
If your scanner does Ethernet, powerline might work.
Hi,
I don't know if I need a router or not... I don't see why USB wireless can't work with scanners... In fact, I have a wireless scanner/printer/fax that works with both USB or wireless, and that works fine as a wireless USB scanner. Beyond that, wireless has been around since 2010 (look up WUSB). Iogear used to make a standard wireless dongle, but they no longer make it... There must be some manufacturer out there that makes such a thing...
Alan_123 wrote:
I don't see why USB wireless can't work with scanners...
Do some research then. It ain't gonna happen.
If you want to use a plug-in USB adapter to connect something like a scanner to your wifi, forget it.
USB adapters depend on drivers and things. These need an operating system. Sadly, your scanner cannot run an operating system. Netgear's adapters won't even work on Unix systems, and only some will connect with Macs.
People ask about using a USB adapter to connect various things, especially TVs. It won't work.
If you want to confirm this, just ask the people who made your scanner. They know what will work with their hardware.
Hi all,
This is exactly the type of product I was looking for... https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Certified-Wireless-Adapter-F5U302/dp/B000UYWTWS#:~:text=%20Belkin%20Certified%20Wireless%20USB%204-Port%20Hub%20with,linking%20high-%2C%20full-%2C%20and%20low-speed%20devices%20More%20
Heads up... Searching on: "certified wireless USB" and "DWA" and "HWA" is enlightning... Now I just have to find a current version... Thanks all...
