Canon Wireless Printer Setup – WPS Method
A WPS method of connection in Canon printers involves certain requisites which need to be satisfied in order to complete a wireless setup. The Canon wireless printer setup requisites are elaborated in the following points;
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There must be a push button
- In case of unavailability, use a standard connection type
- WPA or WPA2 protocols must protect your network
If the above-mentioned points are satisfied, then you may very well proceed with this method of connection to your printer.
What are the steps involved?
- Turn on the printer
- Select the Wi Fi button
- The indication lamp must flash once
- And it must be blue
- Select the WPS button
- Before finding the correct network, the blue indication light keeps blinking
- The other two indication lights will flash otherwise
- If the connection is successful, two indication lights will be lit
- Otherwise, they will keep blinking
How to confirm that your network settings are proper?
Make a print of the Canon wireless printer setup for network settings page using the following steps, to check the connectivity status of the printer with the wireless network:
- Turn on the printer
- Load an A4 size paper
- Press [Resume/Cancel] button and hold it until 15 flashes appear on the alarm lamp
The network settings page is printed out, indicating the successful connection of the printer with the network.
In case you have doubts in the WPS setup technique or in knowing the network settings details, call us at our toll-free number +1-888-907-4124.
Standard Connection
Some devices may not support WPS wherein you can substitute it with a standard connection technique. This way, every device has the opportunity to taste a Canon wireless printer setup.
- Make use of the setup CD or call us for setup assistance
- And a CD based installation is only for Windows users as Mac users will not need an installation CD
- Mac users can depend on their install helper instead
- Choose the connection method as wireless where you also have an option to select a USB connection
- Turn on the printer
- Power lamp must be lit
- Then establish a network connection
- Cableless setup is the option to be chosen
- If you are an Windows XP user, then choose Other setup option
- Select the Wi Fi button on the top of the device
- Orange light will flash twice
- Release the button thereafter
- Follow onscreen instructions
- Select location details
- Agree to the any agreements for license
- Add the printer; choose using the correct name
If you are unable to find the printer during the setup process, then you can check the network connection. Alternatively, you can restart your Canon printer at this juncture to make sure that the device connects to the network.
Restore to factory settings
If both the techniques do not yield any result, and you are still unable to connect the printer to the network, then you can restore the network settings to factory defaults. Visit https://canonijsetup.comtech365.com/ now, to find out how to perform these settings on your Canon printer.
