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Print and Scan Wirelessly via Direct Connection on a PIXMA TS8320

Article ID: ART175171 | Date published: 08/28/2019 | Date last updated: 07/02/2021
 

Description

Learn to print and scan with your PIXMA TS8320 without the use of a wireless router.

 

Solution


You can connect devices (e.g. computer, smartphone, or tablet) to the printer two ways:
 
  1. Wireless connection (connecting devices via a wireless router)
     
  2. Direct wireless connection (connecting devices using Wireless Direct without a wireless router)


Procedure to use Wireless Direct

 
  1. Prepare the printer. To do this, you need to change printer settings to use Wireless Direct.
 
  1. Prepare a device to connect to the printer. You will need to change settings of a device and connect it to the printer.
 
  1. Print/scan with Wireless Direct
 You can connect up to 5 devices to the printer at the same time.

Change printer settings to Use Wireless Direct

  1. Check that printer is turned on.
     
  2. Select Setup on the HOME screen.
     
  3. Select Device settings.
     
  4. Select LAN settings.
     
  5. Select Wireless Direct.
    The Wireless Direct setting list screen appears.
     
  6. Select Settings.
     
  7. Select Enable/disable Wireless Direct.
     
  8. Select ON.
    Wireless Direct is enabled and a device can be connected to the printer wirelessly.

      To show the password, select Show password. To hide the password, select Hide password.
     
    • The Wireless Direct setting list screen shows settings for when using the printer with Wireless Direct.
      Devices detect the printer by the Network (SSID)/device name shown on the screen.
       
    • The password device you connect to may or may not require a password to connect.
       
    • When you connect a Wi-Fi® Direct compatible device to the printer, select the device name displayed on the touch screen from your device.
       
    • The identifier (SSID) and the security setting are specified automatically. To update them, see below.
       

Change settings of a device and connecting it to the printer

  1. Turn on the Wi-Fi® function on your device.
    Enable "Wi-Fi" on your device's "Setting" menu.
    For more on turning on the Wi-Fi function, see your device's instruction manual.
     
  2. Select "DIRECT-XXXX-TS8300series" ("X" represents alphanumeric characters) from list displayed on device.

     If "DIRECT-XXXX-TS8300series" does not appear on the list, Wireless Direct is not enabled.
  3. Enter the password.
    Your device is connected to the printer.

      Check the password for Wireless Direct with one of these methods:
    • Print Network Settings
    • Display LAN settings
    • Sometimes the device you connect to requires a password to connect wirelessly. Enter the password specified for the printer.
       
    • If your Wi-Fi® Direct compatible device is set to prioritize Wi-Fi Direct and it connects to the printer, the printer displays a confirmation screen asking if you allow the device to connect.
      Make sure the name on the touch screen is the same as that of your wireless communication device and select Yes.

Print/scan with Wireless Direct

After you connect a device and the printer, start print/scan from the application of your device.
 
 For more information on how to print/scan from a device via Wi-Fi, refer to the device's or application's instruction manual
  • You can print/scan from your smartphone or tablet with the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY app. Download it from App Store and Google Play.
     

Change Wireless Direct Setting

Change the settings for the Wireless Direct with the procedure below.
 
  1. Check that the printer is turned on.
  2. Select Setup on the HOME screen.
     
 
  1. Select Device settings.
     
  2. Select LAN settings.
    The LAN settings screen appears.

      To print network settings, select Print details in the LAN settings screen.
     
  3. Select Wireless Direct.
    The Wireless Direct setting list screen appears. You can check the current Wireless Direct settings.
     
  4. Select Settings.
     
  5. Select a setting item.


     
    • Change SSID/device name
      Change the identifier (SSID) for Wireless Direct.
      The identifier (SSID) is the printer's name (device name) displayed on a Wi-Fi Direct compatible device.
      Follow the procedure below to change the identifier (SSID).
       
      1. Select the entry field.
         
      2. Enter the identifier (SSID) (up to 32 characters) and select OK.
         
      3. Select OK.
         

      Auto update displays the confirmation screen. To update the identifier (SSID) and the password, select Yes. You can check the updated identifier (SSID)/password on the Wireless Direct setting list screen.

      Change password
      • Change Password manually displays the entry field.
        Follow the procedure below to change the password.
         
        1. Select the entry field.
           
        2. Enter the password (up to 10 characters) and select OK.
           
        3. Select OK.

           
      • Auto update displays the confirmation screen. To update the identifier (SSID) and the password, select Yes. You can check the updated identifier (SSID)/password on the Wireless Direct setting list screen.
         
    • Change the password for Wireless Direct.
    • Connection request confirmation
      Change the confirmation screen setting when a Wi-Fi Direct compatible device is connecting to the printer.
      If you want the printer to display the screen to inform you a Wi-Fi Direct compatible device is connecting to the printer, select Yes.

        To prevent an unauthorized access, we recommend you should select the setting to display the confirmation screen.
       
  6. Tap HOME. The HOME screen is displayed.
 If you change the Wireless Direct setting of the printer, also change the wireless router setting of the device.

 

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