Lexmark Network Scan Driver User Manual
Network Scan Driver
User's Guide
January 2011 www.lexmark.com
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Contents
Edition notice...............................................................................................2
Introduction to the network scan driver.......................................................5
Installing the network scan driver.............................................................................................................5
System requirements.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Supported operating systems ............................................................................................................................. 5
Installing on Fedora, Linpus Linux, SUSE Linux, Linux openSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or Red Flag
Linux .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Installing on Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu Linux ............................................................................................... 6
Checking if the network scan driver is installed........................................................................................6
Scanning using a network printer..............................................................................................................6
Removing the network scan driver...........................................................................................................6
Scanning......................................................................................................7
Scanning using applications.......................................................................................................................7
Scanning using XSane..........................................................................................................................................7
Scanning using OpenOffice.org........................................................................................................................... 7
Scanning using GIMP ..........................................................................................................................................8
Scanning using a terminal window .....................................................................................................................8
Scanning multiple pages............................................................................................................................8
Scanning both sides of a page.................................................................................................................10
Canceling a scan......................................................................................................................................11
Adjusting scan settings............................................................................................................................12
Adjusting scan settings using XSane or OpenOffice.org ................................................................................... 12
Adjusting scan settings using scanimage .......................................................................................................... 13
Setting default scan options ............................................................................................................................. 17
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................18
Printer scans the page, but image is not displayed on the computer.....................................................18
Printer stops scanning or prints a “Profile scan failed” page..................................................................18
Disable any firewall application ........................................................................................................................ 18
Open the required scanning ports (tcp: 9751-9760) ........................................................................................ 18
Accept the device certificate ............................................................................................................................ 18
Enter a valid scan job login ............................................................................................................................... 18
Only one page is displayed on the computer..........................................................................................19
Printer not compatible............................................................................................................................19
SANE does not recognize the network scan driver.................................................................................19
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XSane displays garbage characters..........................................................................................................20
Index..........................................................................................................21
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Introduction to the network scan driver
The network scan driver provides a SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) interface to allow scanning from a network-based
printer.
Installing the network scan driver
System requirements
Before installing the network scan driver, make sure:
• You are logged on with root user authority.
• You have 62MB of free disk space for a complete installation.
• You have SANE and/or SANE back ends installed on your server.
• Your computer is properly configured to communicate with a supported network printer over TCP/IP.
• Your printer has an internal network card and can communicate through an IPv4 network. External network ada pters
are not supported.
Supported operating systems
Make sure you are running any of the following Linux distributions:
• Debian GNU/Linux
• Fedora
• Linux OpenSUSE
• Red Flag Linux Desktop
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
• Linux SUSE Enterprise Desktop
• Linux SUSE Enterprise Server
• Ubuntu Linux
• Linpus Linux Desktop
Note: For specific supported operating system versions, see the the Web site for your operating system, or see the file
supported-platforms.txt in the path /usr/lexscan/docs/ after installation.
Installing on Fedora, Linpus Linux, SUSE Linux, Linux openSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, or Red Flag Linux
1 Download the driver:
a Go to www.lexmark.com.
b Select Driver Finder from the Drivers & Downloads list.
c Select the Linux distribution running on your computer.
d Select network-scan-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm, and then download it to your computer.
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2 Double-click the package file or open a terminal window, and then type rpm -ivh
network-scan-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm.
Installing on Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu Linux
1 Download the driver:
a Go to www.lexmark.com.
b Select Driver Finder from the Drivers & Downloads drop-down list.
c Select the Linux distribution running on your computer.
d Select network-scan-linux-glibc2-x86.deb, and then download it to your computer.
2 Double-click the package file or open a terminal window, and then type dpkg -i
network-scan-linux-glibc2-x86.deb.
Checking if the network scan driver is installed
Make sure the network scan driver is installed and added to the dll.conf file and the device file is present.
To list the currently available devices, open a terminal window, and then type scanimage -L. Press Enter.
Once the device is found, a message indicating that your device is found is displayed on your computer.
Scanning using a network printer
1 To use the network scan driver, open a SANE-compliant application such as XSane or scanadf.
2 Select the network printer and settings for the scan.
3 Place your document in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or on the scanner glass.
4 From the printer control panel, select your profile.
For more information, see the printer User's Guide.
Removing the network scan driver
1 Do the following, depending on your operating system:
In Fedora, Linpus Linux, SUSE Linux, Linux openSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
or Red Flag Linux
Open a terminal window, and then type rpm -e lexmark-network-scan. Press Enter.
In Debian GNU/Linux or Linspire Linux
Open a terminal window, and then type dpkg -r lexmark-network-scan. Press Enter.
2 Remove the lexmark_nscan entry from the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file.
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Scanning
For more information on selecting a scan job from the printer control panel, see the printer User's Guide.
Scanning using applications
Scanning using XSane
1 Open a terminal window, and then type xsane. Press Enter.
2 From the “device detection” dialog, navigate to:
Available devices > select your printer > OK
3 From the “Network:scanner” dialog, click Window > Show standard options.
4 If necessary, adjust other scan settings.
5 From the “Network:scanner” dialog, click Scan.
6 Place your document in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or on the scanner glass.
7 From the printer control panel, select your scan job.
Scanning using OpenOffice.org
Note: You may use Writer, Calc, Impress, or Draw only.
1 From an OpenOffice.org application toolbar, do either of the following:
• Click Insert > Picture > Scan > Select Source.
• Click Insert > Graphics > Scan > Select Source.
2 From the “Device Used” menu, select your printer.
3 If necessary, select other options, and then click OK.
4 From the application toolbar, do either of the following:
• Click Insert > Picture > Scan > Request.
• Click Insert > Graphics > Scan > Request.
5 Place your document in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or on the scanner glass.
6 From the printer control panel, select your scan job.
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