Before touching software, audit your hardware and network. 80% of scanner setup failures are physical or network-based.
The iR2420 was heavily sold in APAC (Asia-Pacific). The most reliable driver repository remains the Canon India or Canon Singapore support site.
Given the iR2420's age and the security risks of enabling SMB v1, the most stable and secure approach is:
If you need to scan to modern cloud services (SharePoint, Google Drive), use the USB-PC method with FolderSync or Rclone to forward files. Avoid relying on the iR2420's native SMB for production use.
The iR2420 does not support modern "WSD" (Web Services for Devices) plug-and-play scanning effectively. It requires the proprietary Canon Network ScanGear driver.
Step 4.1: Download
Step 4.2: Installation
To scan to a folder on your PC (SMB):
Date: October 26, 2023 Subject: Comprehensive Configuration and Setup Guide for Canon imageRUNNER 2420 Scanner Device Model: Canon imageRUNNER 2420 (iR2420)
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