Will the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4900 series (black-and-white) work?
Yes. Going by Canon's own pages, it can capture today with eSCL (AirScan), a network connection, scan to email and a TWAIN driver.
Canon's black-and-white A3 office copier family (4925i, 4935i, 4945i); the 4945i, up to 45 pages per minute, is the example model.
Easiest path to one place
Scan over your network, no driver
This model speaks eSCL (AirScan), so a computer, phone or service on the same network can pull pages straight from it. Nothing to install on each desk.
How it can capture
eSCL / AirScan
YesDriverless network scanning. Apple calls it AirScan, part of AirPrint, and Mopria Scan uses it too. Nothing to install on the computer.
Yes. Macs can scan with AirPrint and Android devices with Mopria, after turning on a network scan setting on the machine. A machine software update may be needed.[2][3]
TWAIN Direct
Check with usThe newer, driverless TWAIN. Apps reach the scanner over the network with nothing to install.
Not confirmed on Canon's pages. Check with us
Network or Wi-Fi
YesConnects to your network on its own, so it does not have to stay plugged into one computer.
Yes. Network cable is standard. Wi-Fi is optional and must be installed.[6][7]
Scan to email
YesPress a button on the device and the pages arrive in an inbox.
Yes. It can email scans from the machine or save them to a shared folder on a server.[5]
Scan to cloud
Check with usThe device, or the maker's own software or service, sends pages to cloud storage.
Not confirmed on Canon's pages. Check with us
TWAIN driver (classic)
YesThe long-standing way to scan. A driver installed on a computer lets scanning apps run the scanner, usually over a USB cable.
Yes. Install Canon's Color Network ScanGear 2 driver on a Windows computer, then scan over the network from a scanning program.[4]
Works with: Windows 10/11 (Color Network ScanGear 2 TWAIN driver, WSD scan); macOS via AirPrint scanning (OS X 10.9 or later); Android via Mopria; Canon PRINT app for iOS/Android
Sources
- Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4945i / 4935i / 4925i User's Guide (US)
- User's Guide: Scanning with AirPrint
- User's Guide: Utilizing the Machine through Applications (Mopria)
- User's Guide: Using Color Network ScanGear 2
- User's Guide: Scanning
- User's Guide: Connecting to a Wired LAN
- User's Guide: Connecting to a Wireless LAN
- User's Guide: System Environment
- Canon Cloud Connector manual: Functions of Cloud Connector
What Canon's pages say
- eSCL / AirScan
- User's Guide: 'You can use AirPrint to transfer the data scanned by the machine directly to a Mac' and 'Mopria can also be used to directly import the data scanned with the machine to mobile devices that support Android.' Needs <Use Network Link Scan> set to On; a firmware update may be required.[2][3]
- Network or Wi-Fi
- 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Ethernet; wireless LAN optional (manual: 'the required wireless LAN connection must be installed')[6][7]
- Scan to email
- User's Guide: converted files 'can be sent as e-mail attachments from the machine, or saved in a file server'[5]
- TWAIN driver (classic)
- Color Network ScanGear 2 network scanner driver; manual says it 'requires TWAIN-compliant applications' (Windows). Canon Europe spec lists 'Colour Network ScanGear2. For both TWAIN and WIA'.[4]
Checked against Canon'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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