How to redirect scanner?

[elementalwindx]

I have a Brother ADS-2800w installed via wifi network. I have two offices, office a and office b.

Office A has the server. (192.168.2.0/24)
Office B has the scanner. (192.168.3.0/24)
Not linked together via VPN.
Using TS Plus.
I've installed the scanner on the server in Office A and then moved it to Office B where it will stay.

The users in Office B use TS Plus to RDP into the server in Office A. They want to be able to use the scanner thru RDP to store files directly on the server thru the RDP connection.

Is this possible? If so, how can we do it?


Alternatively I guess I could buy routers that handle VPN traffic and do that, but I'd like to try this route first, however this is a very small company with old network equipment.

Thanks.

[admin]

Hello,

Network scanners reached from the local network will work, you just need to install your scanner on the TSplus server so that users will be able to see the scanner within a remote session.

If you install TSplus on a Windows seven pro or 2008/2012/2016, by checking the usb device redirection in your rdp or TSplus client you should be able to see your scanner in the list. Doing so may require you to install the scanner pilot on the TSplus server. However this method might not work for all type of scanners and may require a procedure. Search your scanner constructor website to look for any information about using it in a terminal server / RDS environment.

Another option is to redirect local drives, if you create a folder called "ScannedFiles" within the "mydocuments" folder of the local user, you can make it appear in the remote session by creating the following logon script :

subst Z: \\tsplus\c\Users\NameOfTheUser\MyDocuments\ScannedFiles

By doing so the user will be able to transfer his/her files from his local pc to the server to be used in your application.