Comment 17 for bug 1747060

Hello Martin,

avahi-browse does not show an advertised scanner. This fits your conclusion that scanning over the network or from USB is not supported by this machine. Network and USB ports are disbaled for scanning.

I doubt economic reasons play a part. The Enterprise class has high-end machines, some costing 2000 Euro or more. Providing scanning from USB would be technially possible and not increase the price significantly.

However, an Enterprise-class machine is intended to be used in sensitive environments; financial concerns, law firms etc. It is not your run-of-the-mill home consumer product. Consequently, it has an emphasis on security. Scanning (just like copying) requires the correct user to be physically present at the machine and be responsible for documents being scanned. If there was scanning over the network, information could be taken *off* the machine and out of a secure area by an unauthorised person.

Cheers,

Brian.