How to install the printer driver and connecting the printer with a wireless LAN (Mac OS X)

To enable printing, it is necessary to install the printer driver in the computer. Here, the procedures from installing the printer driver to setting wireless LAN are explained.

Note: - When Mac OS X is shared by multiple users (accounts), first login as the administrator. - Close any open software applications including antivirus software.

Note: Screenshots for Mac OS X Ver. 10.4.x are used in the following procedures.

1. Connect the printer to the computer with a USB cable. Confirm that the printer is powered on.

2. Turn on the computer to start Mac OS X.

3. Insert the setup CD-ROM into the CD-ROM tray. If the folder in the CD-ROM does not open automatically, double-click the 'CANON IJ' icon on the desktop.

4. Double-click 'Setup'.

5. When the following window is displayed, enter the administrator name and the password, then click 'OK'.

Note: When you do not know the administrator name and the password, click the 'A' icon.

6. Select your place of residence and click 'Next'.

Note: This window will not be displayed in some areas.

7. The printer driver can be installed using Easy Install or Custom Install. Click either of these methods. The following procedures are explained with Easy Install. - Easy Install enables the automatic installation of the printer driver, application software, and on-screen manual. - To install the printer driver, application software, and on-screen manual, select Custom Install.

8. Click 'Install'.

*Display may vary depending on the printer.


9. Read the License Agreement carefully and if you agree, click 'Yes'.

10. The installation will start. When the 'Print Head Alignment Recommended' window is displayed, click 'Next'.

11. When the 'Installation completed successfully' window is displayed, click 'Restart'.

Note: When failing to install halfway, install the printer driver again.

12. When the computer restarts, Canon IJ Network Tool will be launched. Select Setup in the pop-up menu, select 'MP800R' in Printers, then click 'OK'.

Note: - When Canon IJ Network Tool does not start automatically, select 'Library' - 'Printers' - 'Canon' - 'IJPrinter' - 'Utilities' - 'Canon IJ Network Tool'. - If 'The printer could not be detected' message is displayed, confirm that your printer is connected with a USB cable and turned on, then click 'Update'. - If the printer's network settings are already configured, the Setup Environment Confirmation dialog box will appear asking you for confirmation to use the printer with the current settings. To reconfigure the network settings, click 'Reconfigure'.

13. Select 'Wireless LAN', then click 'OK'.

Note: - If the wireless LAN settings are already configured, the Note on Network Settings dialog box will be displayed. Generally, click 'Wireless LAN' to enable only wireless LAN. - If the printer's network settings have been set before, the Printer Network Setup dialog box will be displayed.

14. Setup automatically detects access points.

When your access point is detected automatically: The access point is detected automatically if no operation is required for connecting to the access point. Setup proceeds to step

If the Access Points dialog box is displayed:

1. Select the target access point in the Access Points dialog box.
   
   Note: The machine may detect other access points used in the vicinity.
   
2. Confirm the Encryption column of the selected access point. If the Encryption column is blank, click 'Connect'. If WEP, WPA, or WPA2 is displayed in the Encryption column, the access point is configured to use the encryption. Enter the Network Password (WEP key or Passphrase) set to the access point and click 'Connect'.

15. Setup automatically detects the machine.

When the machine is detected automatically: The machine is detected automatically if no operation is required for connecting to the machine. Setup proceeds to step 16.

If the Printer IP Address Setup dialog box is displayed:

If the machine is not detected automatically, the Printer IP Address Setup dialog box is displayed. Click 'Connect' to connect to the machine.

16. When the Setup Completion window is displayed, remove the USB cable which connects the printer to the computer, turn off the printer, then click 'Next'. The network connection between the machine and the computer is now successfully established.

17. Place the printer in the location where you will use it, then turn it on.

18. In the Connection Performance Measurement window, click 'Next'.

Note: Measuring of the communication status will start, and the results will be displayed.

19. Confirm the measurement results, then click 'Finish'.

Note: - Ensure that a check mark is displayed in 'Connection performance between the printer and the access point.' - If any symbol other than the check mark is displayed, refer to the displayed comments and Help for improving the status of communication link. - To check whether the new location is better, click Remeasurement. Measurement of the communication status will be performed again. - When any message on 'Overall network performance' appears in the measurement results, rearrange the printer and other network devices following the instructions on the screen.

20. Printer Setup Utility will be launched. Click 'Add'.

Note: When using Mac OS X Ver. 10.2.x, Print Center will be launched.

21. Click 'More Printers'.

22. Select CANON IJ Network in the pop-up menu, select MP800R, then click 'Add'.

Note: The alphanumeric characters after MP800R represents the MAC address of the printer.

23. Confirm that the printer name is added in Printer List.

24. On the Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector, select the MAC address of the machine from Network Device List, then click 'Apply' to use the machine as a scanner. Ensure that a check mark is displayed, then click 'Exit' to close the dialog box.