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Accessing, changing or printing the LAN settings (MP990)

Article ID: ART109717 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

Checking / changing Read / Write attribute on the printer.

Solution

Accessing / Changing / Printing the LAN Settings

The following instructions will have you press several different buttons. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with those buttons.

(A) Easy-Scroll Wheel, Up / Down / Left / Right

(B) OK

(C) HOME

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select <Settings> on the HOME screen, then press the <OK> button.
    The Settings screen is displayed.

  3. Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select [Device settings], then press the <OK> button.
    The Device settings screen is displayed.

  4. Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select [LAN settings], then press the <OK> button.




  5. Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select [Confirm LAN settings], then press the OK button.

  6. Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select from the following items and then press the <OK> button.

  7. If prompted to confirm the setting or to print the LAN details, use the Easy-Scroll Wheel or the arrow keys to select [Yes].
Change wireless/wired Activates/deactivates wireless LAN.

Note: When you change the connection method (wired or wireless), set up the machine according to the method you will use.

  • Easy settings
    Select when you perform settings for wireless LAN manually.
  • WPS settings
    Select when you perform settings for wireless LAN using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Select Push button method or PIN method according to the method your access point supports, then follow the on-screen instructions.
  • WCN settings
    Select when you perform settings for wireless LAN using Windows Connect Now (WCN) feature. You need a USB flash drive on which settings for wireless LAN are saved.
Wireless LAN setting list The list of wireless LAN settings of this machine is displayed on the LCD.

Click here to view the list
Wired LAN setting list The list of wired LAN settings of this machine is displayed on the LCD.

Click here to view the list
Print LAN details

You can print out the network settings of the machine such as its IP address and SSID.Network Setting Information.
Other settings
  • Set printer name
    Specifies the printer name. You can use up to 15 characters for the name.

    Note:
    • You cannot change this setting with the memory card inserted in the Card Slot.
    • You cannot use the same printer name as that already used for other LAN connected devices.
    • You cannot use a hyphen for the initial or last character of the printer name.

  • IPv4/IPv6 settings
    Selects the IP version (IPv4 or IPv6). It is recommended to use the machine with IPv4.
  • Set memory card sharing
    Selects whether to share the Card Slot with a LAN connected computer.

    Note: You cannot change this setting with the memory card inserted in the Card Slot.

  • WSD settings
    Activates/deactivates the WSD (one of the network protocols supported in Windows Vista) setting.

    Note: When you set WSD settings to Active, the printer icon is displayed on the Network Explorer in Windows Vista.

  • LLTD setting
    Activates/deactivates the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) setting.

  • Bonjour settings

    Enable/disable Bonjour
    Selecting Enable allows you to use Bonjour to perform the network settings.

    Service name
    Specifies the Bonjour service name. You can use up to 48 characters for the name.

    Note: You cannot use the same service name as that already used for other LAN connected devices.

  • LPR service advertising
    Selects whether to advertise the Line PRinter daemon protocol (LPR) service using Bonjour.

    Note: Select Enable for LPR protocol setting to activate this setting.

  • LPR protocol setting
    Activates/deactivates the LPR setting.
Reset LAN settings

Initializes the network settings on the machine.

Important:
Note that initialization erases all connection settings with computers, and printing or scanning operation may become impossible. To use the machine over network, refer to your setup manual. Be careful when you initialize the network settings on the machine.

Note: When you initialize the network settings using the Canon IJ Network Tool



  1. Press <Stop/Reset> repeatedly to return to standby mode.

Wireless LAN setting list

Items

Setting (IPv4)

Setting (IPv6)
Connection Active/Inactive Active/Inactive
SSID XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
Communication mode Infrastructure Infrastructure
Channel XX XX
Wireless LAN security
 Disable/WEP(64bit)/WEP(128bit)/WPA-PSK(TKIP)/WPA-PSK(AES)/WPA2-PSK(TKIP)/WPA2-PSK(AES)
 Disable/WEP(64bit)/WEP(128bit)/WPA-PSK(TKIP)/WPA-PSK(AES)/WPA2-PSK(TKIP)/WPA2-PSK(AES)
IP address XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX.
XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX
Subnet mask XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX -
Subnet prefix length - XXX
Default gateway XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX
MAC address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
IPsec Settings - Enable (ESP)/Enable (ESP & AH)/Enable (AH)/Disable
Printer name
 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Pre-shared key - XXXXXXXXXXX
Bonjour service name
 Canon MP990 series _XXXXXXXXXXXX
 Canon MP990 series _XXXXXXXXXXXX

("X" represents an alphanumeric character ranging from 0 to 9 and A to F.)

Wired LAN setting list

Items

Setting (IPv4)

Setting (IPv6)
Connection Active/Inactive Active/Inactive
IP address XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX.
XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX
Subnet mask XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX -
Subnet prefix length - XXX
Default gateway XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX: XXXX
MAC address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
IPsec Settings - Enable (ESP)/Enable (ESP & AH)/Enable (AH)/Disable
Pre-shared key - XXXXXXXXXXX
Printer name
 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Bonjour service name
 Canon MP990 series _XXXXXXXXXXXX
 Canon MP990 series _XXXXXXXXXXXX

("X" represents an alphanumeric character ranging from 0 to 9 and A to F.)

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