What you are describing sounds like a Template Pool, where the devices would all consult a network location that would have the templates stored in (CWIS > Properties > Services > Workflow Scanning > Advanced > Template Pool Setup) ,Template creation is typically done by external applications such as Smartsend or NSI Autostore. I believe you can also use the .XST file that goes with a scan done from a template (Job Log).
If that does not work, you could just clone the settings from one machine onto the others under CWIS > General Setup > Cloning and check only the Templates option and nothing else, then apply that clone to the other devices.