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How to configure your wireless printer, using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

 IMPORTANT
 
If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation.
1
Press the wireless setup button located at the back of the machine for 3 seconds or more as show in the illustration below.
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Use a pointy object such as a ballpoint pen to press the button.
2
The printer will print a piece of paper that shows an 8 digit PIN and starts searching for an access point for 5 minutes.
3
Using a computer that is on the network, type http://access_point_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where access_point_ip_address is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar1) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN from the printed page to the Registrar and follow the on-screen instruction.
1
The Registrar is normally the access point / router.
Note Note
 
The setting page is different, depending on the brand of access point / router. See the instruction manual that came with your access point / router.
If you are using your Windows Vista™ computer as a Registrar, follow the instructions below.
Note Note
 
To use a Windows Vista™ computer as a Registrar, you need to register it to your network in advance. See the instruction manual that came with your access point / router.
(1)
Click Start and then Network.
(2)
Click Add a wireless device.
(3)
Choose your printer and click Next.
(4)
Input the PIN from the printed page and then click Next.
(5)
Choose your network that you want to connect to, and then click Next.
(6)
Click Close.
4
Wait for the Ready LED (Go button) of your printer to indicate connection succeeded. (See the table below) This indication means the machine has successfully connected to your access point / router. You can now use your printer on the wireless network.
 
If the LED indicates connection failed (See the table below), the machine has not successfully connected to your router or access point. Try starting from 1 again. If the same message is indicated again, reset the machine back to the default factory settings and try again. For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to factory default.
LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode
LEDs
Searching or accessing the access point1
Connecting and downloading the settings from the access point1
Connection succeeded2
Connection failed3
Toner
(Yellow)
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Drum
(Yellow)
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Error
(Red)
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Ready
(Blue)
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1
The LED will blink (turn on for 0.2 seconds and off for 0.1 second).
2
The LED will turn on for 5 minutes.
3
The LED will blink (turn on for 0.1 second and off for 0.1 second) for 30 seconds.
OK!
 
You have completed the wireless setup. To install the printer driver, Go to step 1 on For Windows® users for Windows® or For Macintosh® users for Macintosh®.

For Windows® users

Improper Setup Improper Setup
 
DO NOT try to cancel any of the screens during this installation.
1
Turn on your computer. (You must be logged on with Administrator rights.)
Close any applications running before configuration.
2
Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically.
Choose your printer model and the language.
3
Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen.
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Choose the Install Printer Driver icon for your region.
4
Click Wireless Network users.
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For Windows Vista™, when the User Account Control screen appears, click Allow.
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5
Choose Driver Install Only, and then click Next.
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6
When the License Agreement window appears, click Yes if you agree to the License Agreement.
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7
Choose Standard Installation, and then click Next.
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8
Choose Search the network for devices and choose from a list of discovered devices (Recommended). Or enter your printer's IP address or its node name. Click Next.
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You can find your printer’s IP address and the node name by printing out the Printer Settings Page. See Printing the Printer Settings Page.
9
Choose your printer, and then click Next.
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If your printer takes a long time (about 1 minute) to appear on the list, click Refresh.
10
Click Finish.
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If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration.
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If you do not want to set your printer as Default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer.
OK!
 
Setup is now complete.
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