scanning to chromebook

[VinnieV]

How can I set up my new HP Envy 5540 and Samsung chromebook to scan.

[MKazi]

@VinnieV

Welcome to HP Support Forums. 🙂 I came across your post and would like to help.

I understand that you have an HP ENVY 5540 All-in-One Printer and would like to know how to scan from your Samsung Chromebook. 

Because the Chrome OS on your Chromebook is a mobile operating system, you can't install the normal software and drivers that you could on a regular Windows or Mac computer.

That being said, you can scan to your Chromebook using the Webscan feature located in your printer's Embedded Web Server (EWS). Note: The printer must be setup on your network to do this.

First, you'll need your printer's IP address. You can find this by printing a Network Configuration page from your printer. Here are the steps.

On the Network configuration page, you will see an IP address (or IPv4 address).

Here are the steps to scan using Webscan on your Chromebook.

1. Open your Google Chrome internet browser.

2. In the address bar, type in the printer's IP address from your config report, and press enter. The embedded web server should open.

3. Click the tab at the top that says Scan.

4. Click Webscan on the left-hand side.

5. You can customize your scan settings on this page, when you are done, click Scan at the bottom.

6. Right click on the scanned image to save the document.

Here is a video with step by step instructions on using the Webscan.

Scanning with an HP All-in-One Printer Using the Embedded Web Server in Windows 8

(Note: This video is for Windows 8, but the process for using the Webscan is the same on your Chromebook)

I hope this information helps. Please feel free to keep me posted. Good luck! 🙂