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Hi - I have a HP 4500 G510n connected on my home network. I want to set up the scanner to write files directly to a drive on my NAS. &nbsp;I have read that the OS of the device can be access (how) and a network drive mapped. &nbsp;Included software assumes a computer will be attached to the device to receive the scanned image.<br />
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Steve
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Hi - I have a HP 4500 G510n connected on my home network. I want to set up the scanner to write files directly to a drive on my NAS.  I have read that the OS of the device can be access (how) and a network drive mapped.  Included software assumes a computer will be attached to the device to receive the scanned image.

Thanks,

Steve

How can I get a HP 4500 G510n Scan directly to a network drive?

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