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sane-airscan -- SANE backend for AirScan (eSCL) and WSD document
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scanners.
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Similar to how most modern network printers support "driverless"
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printing,
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using the universal vendor-neutral printing protocol, many modern
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network scanners and MFPs support "driverless" scanning.
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Driverless scanning comes in two flavors:
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- Apple AirScan or AirPrint scanning (official protocol name is eSCL)
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- Microsoft WSD, or WS-Scan (term WSD means "Web Services for Devices)
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This backend implements both protocols, choosing automatically between
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them.
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It was successfully tested with many devices from Brother, Canon, Dell,
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Kyocera, Lexmark, Epson, HP, OKI, Panasonic, Pantum, Ricoh, Samsung
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and Xerox both in WSD and eSCL modes.
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For eSCL devices, Apple maintains a comprehensive list of compatible
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devices, but please note, this list contains not only scanners and MFP,
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but pure printers as well.
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This backend doesn't require to install and doesn't conflict with
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vendor-provided proprietary software like ScanGear from Canon, HPLIP
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from HP and so on.
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