theannihilator
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I got two scanners (Toshiba estudio 351c to be exact (all in one business machine)). My question is can i hook both of them up to one machine and have then scan at the same time to two different locations
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'scan at the same time to two different locations'?
que? shouldn't be a problem having 2 scanners - but you normally choose a location to save AFTER the image is scanned. So shouldn't be a problem. But most people would have already tried this by now rather than asking - so have you tried and have had a problem?
btw - why in earth do you need to scan from 2 devices at the same time from one computer?
que? shouldn't be a problem having 2 scanners - but you normally choose a location to save AFTER the image is scanned. So shouldn't be a problem. But most people would have already tried this by now rather than asking - so have you tried and have had a problem?
btw - why in earth do you need to scan from 2 devices at the same time from one computer?
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theannihilator
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cause it is a file server comp but each scanner is for a different department. and i am unsure of the software that comes with it that is y i am asking in advanced
So are you asking if the scanners can be connected to one machine (the file server), but operated remotely from client machines? (is that what 2 different locations means?)
Remote use of scanners isn't really supported in XP (they can't be shared) - though you could do it using remote desktop (and I think some provide software to allow 'sharing'). But of course the nature of a scanner means it needs something to scan - so somebody has to load the to be scanned document (ie, not easy remotely, unless remote machines are in fact near the file server). Can't see any problem using 2 scanners at once other than usual drain on resources - scanners can be quite heavy that way.
Why not connect the scanners to separate machines - they can still be shared as effectively (or not) as connected to file server, and you can have them in 2 different locations.
Remote use of scanners isn't really supported in XP (they can't be shared) - though you could do it using remote desktop (and I think some provide software to allow 'sharing'). But of course the nature of a scanner means it needs something to scan - so somebody has to load the to be scanned document (ie, not easy remotely, unless remote machines are in fact near the file server). Can't see any problem using 2 scanners at once other than usual drain on resources - scanners can be quite heavy that way.
Why not connect the scanners to separate machines - they can still be shared as effectively (or not) as connected to file server, and you can have them in 2 different locations.
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theannihilator
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no one scanner will be scanning to a folder which is one department the other scanner will be scanning tothe other folder ( i.e. scanner 1 will scan to the Meat dept folder scanner 2 will scan to the bakery folder)
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