imageCLASS MF264dw Looking for second USB port to connect scanner

[larksongster]

My printer is connected to my network, but the scanner function isn't. I'm trying to connect the two using a USB cable. Everything I look at says there's a USB port on the back of the printer/scanner/fax. Here's the picture of the back of my machine. Can anyone tell me where the port is?IMG_1412.jpeg

[Danny · Accepted solution]

Thanks for joining the conversation, larksongster!  The USB port is the upper jack on the right, indicated by the arrow in the image below.

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This printer needs a USB cord with a B-style connector and that connection handles all the printer's communication with your computer whether it's for printing or scanning.

Hope this helps!

[larksongster]

That port doesn't accept a USB cable. It looks like a mini-ethernet port.

[larksongster]

IMG_1412.jpeg

Here's a close-up of the ports

[DerrickL]

The top port is for a printer/usb cable like this one, the A end (the wider one) plugs into your computer. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B095HM21WV/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=d4f68f40e6959e4cfc206...

[normadel]

That is a USB Type-B port, which is what is on peripherals....scanners, printers, external hard drives, etc.

What do you mean by "connect the two together using a USB cable? You either use USB, or you use the Ethernet port. Not both.

No such thing as a mini-Ethernet port.

[Stephen]

Hey there!
I just wanted to help clarify a little further - the USB cable's end is different from the ones we use for most everything else:

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