Will the Officejet Pro 8610 scan to Ubuntu 14.04?

[doctornotmissus]

Hi

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 as my OS. I just purchased a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Officejet Pro 8610. I've installed all the software, registered the product, etc etc etc.  It's receiving instructions wirelessly through a network with my computer and it prints just fine from the computer.

It will not scan. I am told "No Computer Found", followed by directions for Windows and Mac users. I don't see clear parallels to the Ubuntu system.

There doesn't seem to be clear instructions on how to make it scan from the Ubuntu forums, so I ask here:  what do I need to do to have the brand-new machine scan my documents?

Thank you.

[greenturtle · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Thanks for using the HP forum.

You can try Webscan.

This relevant resource will show you how to do that:

Printing from Chromebook

https://goo.gl/CQfwmo

Webscan is essentially using the printer's Embedded Web Services.

Hope that helps.

[doctornotmissus]

Hi

Thanks for the tip. That particular video didn't help very much, but the following one ('Scan from Chromebook') did the trick.

Cheers

[greenturtle]

Hi,

Glad to hear that your issue is resolved and all is working well now.

My Bad!  Send you the wrong link 😞

Glad you found the intended video.

Scanning from Chromebook

https://goo.gl/fH4F1R

Have a nice day!

[Silverthunder]

Does the web scan only let you scan one document before needing to go to your computer and download it?  

If so, scanning to a USB drive will be more useful to some.