Print Out Wireless Settings for a PIXMA MX490 Series Printer

Article ID: ART163769 | Date published: 11/27/2015 | Date last updated: 02/11/2020
 

Description

Learn how to print out the wireless network (LAN) settings for the PIXMA MX490 / PIXMA MX492.

Solution

You may occasionally need information about your wireless network, such as your machine's IP address or signal strength.

Follow these steps to get a printout similar to the one you see below.

Note These steps are specific to MX490 / MX492 printers. Get instructions for other printer models.


Get a network settings printout

  1. Make sure the printer is turned ON.

  2. Press the Setup button.

  3. From the Setup menu screen, use the right / left arrow Left arrow iconRight arrow icon buttons to select Device settings, then press the OK button.

  4. Use the right / left arrow Left arrow iconRight arrow icon buttons to select LAN settings, then press OK.

  5. Use the right / left arrow Left arrow iconRight arrow icon buttons to select Print LAN details, then press the OK.

The network settings will print and will look similar to the example below.


Sample printout

Item

Explanations of the item

Setting

Wireless LAN

Wireless LAN

Enable/Disable

Connection

Connection status

Active/Inactive

MAC Address

MAC Address

XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

SSID

SSID

SSID of the wireless LAN/SSID of the access point mode

Password

Password

Password of the access point mode (8 to 10 alphanumeric characters)

Communication Mode

Communication Mode

Infrastructure/Access Point Mode

Channel *1

Channel

XX (1 to 13)

Encryption

Method of the Encryption

none/WEP/TKIP/AES

WEP Key Length

WEP Key Length

Inactive/128/64

Authentication

Method of the Authentication

none/auto/open/shared/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Signal Strength

Signal Strength

0 to 100 [%]

TCP/IP Version

TCP/IP Version

IPv4 & IPv6/IPv4

IPv4 IP Address

Selected IP Address (IPv4)

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

IPv4 Default Gateway

Default Gateway (IPv4)

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Subnet Mask

Subnet Mask

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

IPv6 IP Address *2

Selected IP Address (IPv6)

XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX
XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX

IPv6 Default Gateway *2

Default Gateway (IPv6)

XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX
XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX

Subnet Prefix Length *2

Subnet Prefix Length

XXX

IPsec *3

IPsec setting

Active

Security Protocol *3

Method of the Security Protocol

ESP/ESP & AH/AH

Wireless LAN DRX

Discontinuous reception (wireless LAN)

Enable/Disable

Other Settings

Other settings

-

Printer Name

Printer name

Printer name (Up to 15 alphanumeric characters)

WSD

WSD setting

Enable/Disable

WSD Timeout

Timeout

1/5/10/15/20 [min]

LPR Protocol

LPR protocol setting

Enable/Disable

Bonjour

Bonjour setting

Enable/Disable

Bonjour Service Name

Bonjour service name

Bonjour service name (Up to 52 alphanumeric characters)

DNS Server

Getting DNS Server automatically

Auto/Manual

Primary Server

Primary server address

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Secondary Server

Secondary server address

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Proxy Server

Proxy Server setting

Enable/Disable

Proxy Port

Specifying Proxy Port

1 to 65535

Proxy Address

Proxy Address

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

("XX" represents a set of numbers.)

*1 Depending on the country or region of purchase, one of the channels from 1 to 11 is printed.

*2 Only when IPv6 is enabled, the status of the network is printed.

*3 Only when IPv6 and the IPsec setting are enabled, the status of the network is printed.

 

Attachment

MX490_MX492_LANinfo.pdf
36K • < 1 minute @ 56k, < 1 minute @ broadband



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