Sharing a scanner on the network?

Connected my Canon MP830 to the Airport Extreme and I can print fine, but can't scan. Do I need to purchase a more up-to-date printer/scanner combo to be able to scan over the network?

Hello LeeG20. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Sorry, but the USB port on the AirPort base stations do not support the more advanced functions, like scanning, on multi-function printers. You may need to rely on a different vendor's solution to be able to share this printer. The other option, if this printer is network-ready, is to connect it to the AirPort via Ethernet.

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