topic What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer? in Desktop Inkjet Printers

What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

HarleyDog — Tue, 20 May 2014 03:28:36 GMT

In addition to "Canon MX710 series Printer," there is a "Canon MX710 series Printer WS" listed. I never print to the WS one, and would like to remove it from my printer list to reduce the icon options. What is it and why would I want to print to it? Couldn't find a clear answer to this on the net or in this forum. Thanks.

Re: What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

tycroes — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:14:45 GMT

Web Services, and it makes a difference when you try to connect wirelessly to your pc if you have printer WS selected or not.

Re: What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

PeterLairo — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:54:13 GMT

Yes, but what is the "difference", and why is this difference so important that it warrants a confusingly duplicate printer entry?

Re: What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

thetempguy — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:53:10 GMT

CANON... please answer this question!!! Why are there two printers, one ending with "WS". Do i need both? Which should be default? When/why would i need or use each? (mine is a pixma MG 7520 and often just prints blank pages)

Re: What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

wriver — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:50:27 GMT

I ran into this problem when I updated my wireless router firmware and had to reconnect the printer on the network. I have the MP560, and it's setup to print over my wifi network and allows me to print from laptops etc. But when I tried to print a document from an ethernet-wired desktop, I could not because it was now trying to print to the 'Canon MP 560 WS' printer. To fix this, I just went to 'devices and printers' and chose the 'non-WS' printer and made it the default printer. However, on my laptop the only available printer that shows up is the 'WS printer', and is what I use to print wirelessly. I don't see a problem in deleting the 'WS printer' unless you're using the PC as a proxy where other PC's need to connect in order to print.

Re: What is "Printer WS" for my Canon MX710 series printer?

neuendorff — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:54:43 GMT