Wireless Setup Using Standard Setup

• The information you need to have, in order to complete the wireless LAN setup manually.

In most cases, "Standard Setup" will be used to connect the machine to your access point or router. Before you continue, you must gather the following information which will be required during the installation.

Refer to the instruction manual for the access point or the router you are using, or you may contact each manufacturer for help.

- Access Point Name/Network Name

* Also referred to as SSID.

An identifier to identify the specific access point.

- Network Key

* Also referred to as encryption key, WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase, Pre-Shared key.

A password to prevent unauthorized access to the network.

Screens are based on Windows 7 operating system Home Premium. Actual screens may differ depending on the OS version.

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

Operating noise stops after about 1 minute.

2. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer.

3. Click Run Msetup4.exe on the AutoPlay screen, then click Yes or Continue on the User Account Control dialog box.

If the User Account Control dialog box reappears in following steps, click Yes or Continue.

4. Click Next.

5. Click Network Connection.

6. Click Wireless Connection.

Follow the instruction and go to step 7.

7. Click Other Methods.

8. Click Standard setup.

Follow the instruction and go to step 9.

9. Follow the instruction until the screen below is displayed. Network connection setting is complete.

Click Next.

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. When the Setup Completion dialog box appears, click Complete.

3. Click Next.

- Important Information for the Installation

• Necessary Information for the User Registration

When the serial number is not displayed on the registration screen automatically, input the serial number located inside the machine (as shown in the illustration).

• If the Extended Survey Program screen appears

If you can agree to Extended Survey Program, click Agree.

If you click Do not agree, the Extended Survey Program will not be installed.

(This has no effect on the machine's functionality.)

• When the [Test Print] window is displayed

Test printing will be performed to check the printer's operation.

Load plain paper into the printer and click [Execute].

After test printin, click [Next].

To skip test printing, click [Next] instead of [Execute].

4. Click Exit to complete the installation.

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

5. 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 touch the OK button.

step 3.

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

step 4.

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

step 5.

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

For the procedures, refer to [ ].

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.