Canon MX850 - Anyone get network scanner to work?

[muzicman82]

I have a Canon MX850 all-in-one printer/scanner. I cannot for the life of me get networking scanning to work on Windows 7 x64 7100. Win7 detects the network printer, but for whatever reason I can't get the scanning to work over network. If anyone has some good instructions for setting this up, let me know. I've tried Canon's IJ Scan Utility, but it finds no scanners. I've installed the driver manually, but then Device Manager just says "Canon MX850 ser Network", but I think it is supposed to include the IP address in the device name.

Ideas?

 

[plokik]

No luck here. The printer works fine as well as the built in copy and fax functions but the scanner is a no go. I contacted Canon for info on Windows 7 beta or upcoming drivers and their response was that they had no information on Windows 7 drivers. Not much help there.

 

[muzicman82]

I couldn't even get the IP scanner to work with Vista x64, which should be a supported OS now.

 

[fquist]

I'm having the same problem with a Brother multi-function network printer. Brother says they won't have Windows 7 drivers until December. I can get everything to work with a USB connection but not over the network.

 

[kegobeer]

Here's how I got things working under 7 x64 Ultimate:

1. Pop in the installation CD. Select custom install.
2. Install the MP drivers, Canon IJ Network Tool, My Printer, ScanSoft OmniPage SE, and the MP Navigator software. If you want to install everything else, knock yourself out.
3. After that's done, reboot.
4. Go to the Canon MX850 website, and download My Printer v2 and the IJ Network driver.
5. Install the updated My Printer.
6. Extract the IJ Network driver, then go to the mx850sndwin250a_ntwin250aen\mx850sndwin250a_ntwin250aen\LANUTIL\English folder. Run the setup application. You should now have the network scan utility in your tray.
7. On your printer, press the scan button. Your computer should now be listed.

On Win 7 x86, I just installed directly from the disc, then I only downloaded the updated software (no drivers) from the Canon website. The scanner worked over the network perfectly without any need to update anything.

Hope that helps. I'm hoping Canon will release Windows 7 drivers in September or early October, before the official launch.

 

[amirkhan780]

help?

I installed this software to my netbook with 7 x86 through my router

i can't install these drivers without crashing the print spooler.

HOW DO I GET THIS TO EVEN WORK?

arghhh

 

[q2driver]

850

Link to Drivers on Canon Website:
PIXMA MX850 Office All-In-One Printer
I was able to install the printer and scanner over the network without hauling the printer downstairs. I have a Linksys WRT600N router and I have all my devices with a "reserved" IP address. After the canon software and drivers installed the first time, they did not see the printer on the network. On the device and printer page it showed the printer with its MAC address. Right click on it, and it shows a menu with an option to go to the devices web page. If you look at the address, it is the 192.168.1.xxx intranet address. It is the same as addressing the routers setup page. Follow the settings and then run the canon network setup programs again. They will see the printer this time. Sorry, for not giving the specific selections; I have a great memory it is just getting short. But if you get to this point, it will be obvious for the selections. Once the Canon network driver program sees the printer, it will assign ports to the printer, fax, and scanner drivers. That should be all you need. Good Luck....and may the force be with you;

Dave

 

[Yanta]

The problem is that Windows 7 is unable to detect the printer when connected to the network, hence the solution that kegobeer suggested. I have found that only installing the MP drivers works too, as the install of the drivers only (from the original install CD), also runs the printer detection.

That is, in Kegobeer's solution, in step 2 you only need to install the drivers and nothing else. The rest can be installed from the updated software on the website.

I'd be interested to know if this does not work for anyone. I've replicated this about a dozen times and it works each time.

 

[aem]

I have worked with these Canon scanners in my line of work and have come across issues where if you do NOT let the software detect the printer during CD installation, there is a high chance you will not be able to print to it. You can manually install via tcp/ip and driver looks to be installed correctly however it have been found to not work in that sequence. I don't know exactly why the driver and tool needs to detect the printer during installation for it to work but this is how it is.

 

[kegobeer]

Once the printer is registered on the network, I believe you only need to install the drivers and the scan client. I believe I have a 7 client machine that doesn't have the printer driver installed yet. I'll work on that tonight and post a good install tutorial.

 

[Pikey]

Please do kegobeer! .. I'm struggling with networking my Canon printer at the moment.

Edit: .. I just d'loaded the latest drivers from Canon, and they do indeed sort out networking .. there's a 'Sharing' tab now which gives you the options. If you now 'Add A Printer' in your 2nd PC/Laptop , it should find and install the drivers across the network.

Not sure about the op's question re. scanning across the network though , not tried it yet ..

 

[kegobeer]

Here is the best way I've found to ensure things work. Copy all of the files from your install CD to your computer, then copy the Windows 7 driver folders over them. Then, run the msetup4 file and do a custom install. Only install the drivers/apps that you downloaded from Canon. It worked perfectly for me.

If you don't have the install disc, then install the network tool, easy photo print, my printer, and mp navigator before you install the printer drivers. Remember that if you don't have your printer already registered on your network, you'll have to plug in via USB to properly configure the printer for network access.

 

[fquist]

The key to getting my Brother MFC-7440N scanner to work was to change the scanner properties from "Specify your machine by name" to "Specify you machine by address" an make sure the correct IP address was specified. In Win 7 it wasn't easy to find the dialog box to perform this. Click on the start button, search for "scanners" and then select "View scanners and cameras". Select your scanner/printer and click on "Properties". In the Properties dialog box, click on the "Network Setting" tab and make the appropriate selection.

This might work for the Canon problem as well.

The same fix worked for Vista. "Scanners and Cameras" is found in the Control Panel.

 

[muzicman82]

Has anyone figured out how to get the network scanner driver functioning WITHOUT the CD? I can't seem to get it. It seems like everything on the CD is available for download, but I can't figure out what the CD does that the driver installers don't.

It's highly annoying to need the CD to do this, especially since they are older drivers.

 

[whs]

I had the same problem. Called Canon and they told me that only some of their Multifunction units can be shared over the home network - mine was not one of them. Maybe you want to verify with Canon what the story is for your model.

 

[muzicman82]

Well I can get network scanning to work fine with no problems ONLY if I run the setup wizard from the CD. I'd like to not have to do that. Something about the CD installer registers the scanner driver with the IP port, and it doesn't happen with the downloaded driver packages.

 

[Lerxst]

Well I can get network scanning to work fine with no problems ONLY if I run the setup wizard from the CD. I'd like to not have to do that. Something about the CD installer registers the scanner driver with the IP port, and it doesn't happen with the downloaded driver packages.

Canon posted a new driver on February 1:

MX 850 series MP Driver Ver.1.01 for Network (Windows 7 x64/Vista64)
mx850swin64ns101ea24.exe

It installs both the driver and the IJ Network Utilities and it finds your printer on the network WITHOUT the CD or a USB connection.

I ran this on Windows 7 x64 and it configured my Printer, Fax, and Scanner across my network without any hassle.

 

[philippz]

I installed the IJ Network Scan Utility and MP Navigator and got network scanning to work just fine on my Canon MX860. You initiate the scanning from the scanner or from MP Navigator. TWAIN network scanning also works well. I tried it with Irfanview.

 

[johntan]

Scanning On Cannon MX850 Is No Problem

Got the impression that it is difficult

Spoke to Cannon's Services and the problem is no longer an issue

I have the Cannon MX850 installed on the Network via a LAN cable

Now Cannon MX850 can be used for scanning, faxing and printing

All you need is the latest software from Cannon

John Tan

 

[muzicman82]

Yep, all is fine now. They got their act together after Windows 7 caught on.