Scanning over Airport Extreme

[ManhattanPrjct]

I'd like to be able to scan over my network - I just don't have enough real estate to have everything on my desk, but have plenty of room elsewhere.

I don't think I can plug them into my USB port on my Airport Extreme, since it apparently only supports a printer or an external HDD. Can anybody think of a creative solution to allow me to accomplish this, maybe by getting another router to plug into my AEBS, or...?

 

[NogbadTheBad]

maybe by getting another router to plug into my AEBS, or...?

Maybe a Wi-Fi all in one printer that has a scanner built in that works over Wi-Fi might be cheaper, I have a Canon MP495, that was cheap as chips.

 

[skorpien]

I second getting a network all-in-one. You may be able to find a way to make your current equipment work, but chances are you'll be spending just as much as, if not more than, what you would be with a new scanner.

 

[ManhattanPrjct]

I am a photographer, so I need specific equipment (Epson v750 and a Plustek 7600 AI). All-in-ones won't cut it, and I don't need to print.

 

[NogbadTheBad]

I am a photographer, so I need specific equipment (Epson v750 and a Plustek 7600 AI). All-in-ones won't cut it, and I don't need to print.

Guess you need a really long USB cable then

This might work :-

http://www.iogear.com/product/GUWIP204/

IOGEAR's Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station enables any USB external hard drive, USB flash drive, USB memory card reader, USB webcam, USB speaker, or USB multi-function printer (MFP) to be shared over a Wi-Fi network among different users. It offers the flexibility to place your USB devices anywhere in the home or office as long as there is Wi-Fi coverage. You are no longer constrained by the 16’ feet distance limitation from your USB devices to your computers.

 

[ManhattanPrjct]

Guess you need a really long USB cable then

Just what I was afraid of!!!