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Wireless Setup Guide
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Edition notice October 2008 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KI...
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Contents Edition notice......................................................................................2 Setting up the printer......................................................................
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Setting up the printer Follow these steps to set up your printer Note: Do not connect cables until instructed. CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: See the enclosed Safety Sheet before making any cable or electr...
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Install the ADF tray. Press the door release button and lower the front door. Remove the photoconductor kit and toner cartridge from the printer. Remove the tape and packaging material. Setting up the...
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Reinsert the photoconductor kit and toner cartridge into the printer. Press the button on the base of the photoconductor kit. Pull the toner cartridge up and out using the handle. Firmly shake the car...
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Pull the tray completely out. Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface. Load the paper with the recomm...
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Insert the tray. Setting up the printer
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Choosing a connection method Note: Do not connect cables until instructed. Connect to a wireless network using Windows For detailed steps, see “Information you will need to set up the printer on a wir...
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Preparing to connect wirelessly Information you will need to set up the printer on a wireless network Note: Do not connect the USB or network cables until prompted to do so by the setup software. SSID...
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If the printer has a factory-installed internal print server, then the MAC address is a series of letters and numbers located on the MAC address sheet that came with the printer. The MAC address appea...
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Connecting to a wireless network using Windows Installing the printer on a wireless network (Windows) Before you install the printer on a wireless network, make sure that: Your wireless network is set...
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Click Install. Click Agree. Click Suggested. Click Wireless Network Attach. Remove the yellow label covering the USB port on the back of the printer. Temporarily connect a USB cable between the comput...
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Connecting to a wireless network using Macintosh Installing the printer on a wireless network (Macintosh) Before you install the printer on a wireless network, make sure that: Your wireless network is...
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From the toolbar, click Air Port. From the Network pop-up menu, select print server xxxxxx, where the x’s are the last six digits of the MAC address located on the MAC address sheet. Open the Safari b...
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Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and then click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement. Select a Destination, and then click Continue. From the Easy Install screen, click Instal...
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Select the printer from the list. Click Add. Connecting to a wireless network using Macintosh
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Troubleshooting wireless setup For more information on networking terms and concepts, see the User's Guide on the Software and Documentation CD. Wireless troubleshooting checklist Before beginning to ...
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Cannot print over the wireless network If you encountered problems while installing, or if your printer does not appear in the printers folder or as a printer option when sending a print job, then you...
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Type ipconfig. Press Enter. The “Default Gateway” entry is typically the wireless access point. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. Your IP addr...
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Click Advanced. Click TCP/IP. The “Router” entry is typically the wireless access point. In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. Click Network. From the Sh...
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CHECK YOUR ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS If you are using MAC address filtering to limit access to your wireless network, then you must add the printer MAC address to the list of addresses allowed to con...
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Attach the small, square connector to the printer. WEP key or WPA pre-shared key not valid ERROR MADE WHEN ENTERING KEY Carefully retype the key. Verify that the key has the correct number and type of...
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Enter the SSID, wireless mode, and channel (if ad hoc is selected) information. Click Next, and then continue the installation. THE PRINTER WILL BE MOVED TO A REMOTE NETWORK It is not necessary to acc...
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THERE IS AN OBJECT BLOCKING THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE PRINTER AND THE ACCESS POINT The wireless signal can also be distorted or blocked by objects in the path between the access point and the printer. In...
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Wireless Setup Utility stops responding during wireless printer configuration If the Wireless Setup Utility stops responding during the wireless configuration process, then restart the computer. Inser...
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VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS WORKING Insert the Software and Documentation CD, and then set up the printer using a USB connection. If the printer works over a USB connection, then the printer is working...
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Press Enter. The “Default Gateway” entry is typically the access point. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.1.1. Type the user name and password for th...
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Connecting using a USB cable USB setup and connection Insert the Software and Documentation CD. Click Install. Click Agree. Click Suggested. Click Local Attach. Remove the yellow label covering the US...
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Connect the power cable to the printer and then to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and then turn the printer on. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the USB configuration. Note: For i...
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Connecting using an Ethernet network Wired setup and connection Connect the Ethernet cable to the printer and to an active Ethernet port on the network. Make sure the computer you are using to configu...
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Networking glossary ad hoc mode A setting for a wireless device that lets it communicate directly with other wireless devices without an access point or router ad hoc network A wireless network that d...
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signal strength Measure of how strongly a transmitted signal is being received SSID (Service Set Identifier) The name of a wireless network. When you connect a printer to a wireless network, the print...
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Index printer does not print 27 wireless network wireless 28 configuration information 11 configuration information printing does not appear in network wireless network 11 network setup page 19 list 2...