HP Color LaserJet PRO MFP M176n Network Scanning Steps

 HP Color LaserJet PRO MFP M176n

Step 1

Use the “simple scan” Application for Scanning

Check the scanner is detected through Simple Scan -> Document -> Preferences -> Select the default scanners 

Step 2:

Step 1 Not working try this step 

HP Color LaserJet PRO MFP M176n Network Scanning :

1. Go to the printer and determine the IP address of printer e.g.  10.x.x.156

2. Key the printer's IP address into chromium web browser

3. Go to Scan, there should be a Webscan option. If it says "You cannot use this function....", you'll need to enable it.

4. Enabling Webscan : Click on "Settings"> "Security">"Administrator Settings" (just "Continue" if there are any warnings regarding Certificates, you may need to click on "Advanced" to continue)

5. Under "Administrator Settings", there should be a "Webscan" option, make sure that is "Checked" and "Apply" or "Save" your settings.

6. Go back to Scan and you should be able to see the options to Scan. Select "Document Source" to be "ADF", "Document Type" to be PDF and "Start Scan"! (You can also select “Document Source” to be “JPEG”)

7. Once scanning is done, Right-click and save your file to the desired destination.

To know the list of scanners connected in your machine

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