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Compact sheet-fed document scanner

Will the Brother ADS-1700W work?

The maker lists this model as discontinued.

Yes. Going by Brother's own pages, it can capture today with a network connection, scan to email, scan to cloud and a TWAIN driver.

A compact wireless scanner with a touchscreen and 20-page feeder that scans both sides.

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How it can capture

  • eSCL / AirScan

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    Driverless network scanning. Apple calls it AirScan, part of AirPrint, and Mopria Scan uses it too. Nothing to install on the computer.

    Not confirmed on Brother's pages. Check with us

  • TWAIN Direct

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    The newer, driverless TWAIN. Apps reach the scanner over the network with nothing to install.

    Not confirmed on Brother's pages. Check with us

  • Network or Wi-Fi

    Yes

    Connects to your network on its own, so it does not have to stay plugged into one computer.

    Yes, by Wi-Fi only.[1]

  • Scan to email

    Yes

    Press a button on the device and the pages arrive in an inbox.

    Yes. You can email scans from the scanner's touchscreen, after a one-time setup of your email server in the scanner's web settings page.[2][1]

  • Scan to cloud

    Yes

    The device, or the maker's own software or service, sends pages to cloud storage.

    Yes, through the Brother iPrint&Scan app, for OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox. Brother Web Connect is not mentioned for this model.[1]

  • TWAIN driver (classic)

    Yes

    The long-standing way to scan. A driver installed on a computer lets scanning apps run the scanner, usually over a USB cable.

    Yes. Scanning programs on your computer can use it through its TWAIN driver, over a USB cable or Wi-Fi.[1]

Works with: Windows, macOS (ICA), Linux (SANE) drivers; Brother iPrint&Scan mobile app

Sources

  1. Brother ADS-1700W product page and specifications
  2. Brother Online User's Guide ADS-1190 / ADS-1200 / ADS-1250W / ADS-1700W (PDF)

What Brother's pages say

Network or Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi only (802.11 b/g/n)[1]
Scan to email
'to Email Server' from the touchscreen (Related Models ADS-1700W); email server set up in Web Based Management[2][1]
Scan to cloud
OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox via Brother iPrint&Scan (app needed); Brother Web Connect not mentioned[1]
TWAIN driver (classic)
TWAIN driver (also WIA, ICA, SANE); Micro USB 3.0, also over Wi-Fi[1]

Checked against Brother's pages on October 10, 2026. Features can change with firmware, region and add-ons. If something here is out of date, tell us.

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