The environment necessary for the wireless connection

Before connecting this printer to the network, confirm the following two items, (A) and (B).

(A) Access point or router (supporting IEEE802.11b/g/n)

An access point or router is a relay device which connects not only the Internet and network devices such as a computer or printer, but also one network device to another.

So, your access point or router must be properly set before you go to the next setup step.

(B) The computer to be used with the printer must be connected to the network.

In order to confirm whether the computer to be used with the printer is connected to the network, try to browse the Internet website from the computer.

The procedures for the wireless connection

In order to use the printer in a wireless connection, follow the procedures below.

In order to use the printer in a wireless connection even after the USB connection is completed, follow the procedures below to perform the wireless setup again.

1. Select the wireless setup method.

To use the printer in a wireless connection, select the wireless setup method you prefer.

2. Perform the wireless setting from the operation panel.

Perform the setting based on the setup method you selected in the step 1 using the operation panel.

3. Install the software.

Install the software into the computer used with the printer.

4. Perform the test printing.

Try wireless printing to confirm whether the wireless setup has been performed properly.

1. Select the wireless setup method.

To use the printer in the wireless connection, first select the wireless setup method.

- Standard setup connection:

Perform the wireless setup manually.

In most cases, you can create a wireless environment using this setup method.

- WPS connection:

If the access point or the router you are using supports the WPS function, you can use this setup method to connect the printer in a wireless connection.

Confirm that the access point or the router you are using has the WPS button.

2. Perform the wireless setup depending on the setup method

Screens are based on Mac OS X v.10.6.x. Actual screens may differ depending on the OS version.

1. Press the ON button to turn off the machine.

Operating noise stops after about 30 seconds.

2. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer.

3.

Double-click the Setup icon of the CD-ROM folder to proceed to the following screen. Enter your administrator name and password, then click OK.

If the CD-ROM folder does not open automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop.

If you do not know your administrator name or password, click the help button, then follow the on-screen instructions.

4. Select which language to use with this program and then click [Next].

5. Click Change Connection Method.

6. Click Wireless Connection.

Follow the instruction and go to step 7.

7.

- WPS connection:

When the screen left above is displayed, go to the step (A).

When the screen right above is displayed, go to the step (B).

(A) Click Push Button Method.

-> Go to 8.

(B) Click Other Methods.

Click WPS.

- Standard setup connection:

Click Other Methods.

Click Standard setup.

8. Follow the instruction until the screen below is displayed.

Network connection setting is complete.

Click "Next", then wait until the next screen appears.

Install the Software (Information)

Let's perform the software installation.

1. Click Next.

Follow any on-screen instructions to proceed with the software installation.

2. Click Add Printer.

• Proceed to the section that relates to your operating system for further installation instructions.

Mac OS X v.10.6.x -> 3-A

Mac OS X v.10.5.x -> 3-A

Mac OS X v.10.4.11 -> 3-B

3-A.

Mac OS X v.10.6.x/v.10.5.x

(1)

Select Canon xxx series canonijnetwork and click Add.

-> Go to 4

3-B.

Mac OS X v.10.4.11

(1)

When the Printer List window appears, click Add.

(2)

Click More Printers in the Printer Browser window.

(3)

Select Canon IJ Network in the pop-up menu, select Canon xxx series in the list of printers, then click Add.

(4)

Make sure that Canon xxx series is added to the list of printers.

-> Go to 4

4. Click Next.

6. Click Exit to complete the installation.

Remove the Setup CD-ROM and keep it in a safe place.

7. Solution Menu EX starts.

The end of the procedure of the wireless LAN setup.

 

 

Check Printer Settings

 

During the wireless setup in the software installation, when the Check Printer Settings dialog box is displayed, try the solutions 1 to 4 one by one in order.

1. Before checking the wireless setting

1-1. First make sure all devices, namely, i) printer, ii) access point or iii) router is powered ON. Then, turn OFF every device and turn them ON again.

1-2. Please the printer and access point, or router, in the way there are no obstacles between them.

After doing step 1 and 2, click [ Redetect ] to continue the setup.

If the problem persists, check the following solution [ 2. Confirm whether the setting of the main unit is correct or not]:

2.Confirm whether the setting of the main unit is correct or not

Confirm that the wireless LAN connection is active.

step 1.

Click "Setup," which is one of the function buttons.

step 2.

Use the or button to select "Device settings" then push the OK button.

step 3.

Use the or button to select "LAN settings" then push the OK button.

step 4.

Use the or button to select "Confirm LAN settings" then push the OK button.

step 5.

Use the or button to select "WLAN setting list" then push the OK button.

step 6.

When "WLAN setting list" is displayed, confirm that "Active" is displayed in "Connection".

If "Active" is not displayed in "Connection" ("Inactive" is displayed), the printer is not connected with the access point or the router. Please do the wireless setting again.

3. Review the setting of the "Firewall" security software

3-1. The "Firewall" software interferes with the necessary network communication.

[How to confirm]

The operation of the "Firewall" security software may interfere with the communication for the wireless setup.

Register the following files to the "Firewall" security software as a file with access permit, or perform the setup with "Firewall" paused.

- For Windows

File name: Setup.exe

- For Macintosh

File name:

BJ Network Tool.app

canonijnetwork.bundle

CIJScannerRegister.app

CNNSelectorAgent.app

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.app

If you still have the problem, try the next solution menu "4. Review the setting of the access point or the router."

4. Review the setting of the access point or the router

4-1. As the following setting interferes with the communication for the wireless setup, change the setting. After the setting is changed, perform the installation.

• MAC address filtering function is enabled:

Change the setting of the access point so that the MAC address of the printer can be permitted.

• The same SSID is used between the computer and the printer, and the privacy separator or the network disconnection function is enabled:

Disable the privacy separator or the network disconnection function.

• The different SSID is used between the computer and the printer, and the privacy separator or the network disconnection function is enabled:

Use the same SSID for the computer as the one for the printer.

4-2. Confirm whether the firmware of the access point or the router has been updated to its latest version or not.

For how to update the firmware, refer to the instruction manual for the access point or the router, or you may contact each manufacturer for help.