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Getting the Epson TX550W Multifunction Scanner to work wirelessly with Linux

Getting the print function of this Multifunction device to work wirelessly with Fedora is very easy - the printer setup utility system-config-printer will detect it.  However the scanner function is another matter. 
For that, I had to download the iscan application and its supporting drivers from http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers. 
Grab the latest iscan rpms from http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/iscan/, and the corresponding iscan-data from http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/iscan-data/.  These two are all you need if you want to use the standard sane setup in which the scanner is accessed through another server to which it is connected via a USB cable.
If you want to access it directly using its built-in wireless interface however, you will need the iscan-plugin-nt rpms from http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/scanner-plugins/iscan-network-nt/.
Once you've installed that, edit the file /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf, and add a line at the end that reads
net a.b.c.d
where a.b.c.d is the IP address of your scanner.
 

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