
And Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “ Save Changes“.Ħ. And go to All Networks option and turn off “ Turn off password protected sharing“.ĥ. Once done selected then click on “ Turn on files and Printer Sharing“.Ĥ. Open it and navigate your way to the Files and Printer Section.ģ. For fixing this problem –ġ.Find the “ advanced sharing” in the windows search bar.Ģ. There had been many cases in which the feature is not working properly and causing data to not pass through. This is a windows feature that is responsible for protecting your data while sharing files over a network. You may get this Error because the Password Protected Sharing sharing is on. After changing the USB cable check if the Epson scanner error is there.Īlso Read: Printer: A printer is an external hardware output deviceįix 4: By turning of The password protected sharing Try going as short as you can for better connectivity of Epson scanner to your computer. Long USB cables can be a cause of data loss and your scanner showing this error.

You can also press the “ Test” button to check if the solution worked.Ĭheck your USB cable if its longer than 1 meter you may need to change it. Your scanner shroud is successfully added and you will be able to use the scan utility without any problems.ĩ. Now head back to the minimized window of Scanner Settings Enter the address into the Network scanner Address box and click on add. There will be a number beside your Scanner Name Copy this number.Ĩ. After you are logged into your router, check the list of attached devices to the network. Now enter these numbers in your browser to access your router. Navigate your way to “ Default Gateway” and copy the number in front of it.ħ.

After typing the command some numbers should appear. One the Command Prompt open run the command “ ipconfig” and press Enter.Ħ. Go the start menu of windows and search for “ Cmd” and you will see Command Prompt, press right-click to open command Prompt.ĥ. Once the Add Setting Open, minimize the window.Ĥ.

Remember to select the right scanner if you have more than one scanner.ģ. In the settings, box click on the “ Add” button present under the Network Scanner Address. Go to windows search and type “ Epson Scan Settings“, after that click on it.Ģ. To fix this problem we can manually set the address from the command prompt and make your scanner work.ġ. In some cases Epson fails to connect the network LAN address automatically, this problem only arises if you are using a Wireless Network Connection. Now switch off your scanner and restart your PC and check if the problem is solved.įix 2: Fixing the wireless cable connection You can also run the program in normal mode if Administrative privileges don’t work.Ĥ. Then Click on “ Compatibility” and select “ Run this program as an administrator”.
