Canon PIXMA MP800R Setup Guide - Page 10

Combination of USB Connection and LAN, Wireless or Wired

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ENGLISH Combination of USB Connection and LAN (Wireless or Wired) „ Using both USB Cable and Wireless LAN Connections A computer communicates directly with the machine with a USB cable, while other computers are connected over a wireless LAN (infrastructure mode). You can exploit this configuration by setting up the machine over either a USB connection first, or over a wireless connection first. You can connect to a USB-connected machine from another computer over wireless LAN, and connect another computer by USB to a wireless LAN-connected machine. Wireless LAN USB cable Wireless LAN access point Note z A wireless LAN card or adapter must be installed in your computer to connect your computer to the wireless LAN. z A variant is the wireless LAN setup shown below, where your wireless LAN access point has the router function, instead of your Internet connection device, such as a broadband modem. The type of device in use in your network may vary. Refer to the manual provided with your device or contact its manufacturer for details. Broadband modem without router Wireless LAN access point (with router) z The machine and the router need to be in the same network. You need to perform setup both on the computer to be used with USB connection and on the computers to be used over wireless LAN. Confirming Your Connection Type 9

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Confirming Your Connection Type
ENGLISH
Combination of USB Connection and LAN
(Wireless or Wired)
Using both USB Cable and Wireless LAN Connections
A computer communicates directly with the machine with a USB cable, while other computers
are connected over a wireless LAN (infrastructure mode).
You can exploit this configuration by setting up the machine over either a USB connection first,
or over a wireless connection first.
You can connect to a USB-connected machine from another computer over wireless LAN, and
connect another computer by USB to a wireless LAN-connected machine.
You need to perform setup both on the computer to be used with USB connection and on the
computers to be used over wireless LAN.
Note
A wireless LAN card or adapter must be installed in your computer to connect your computer to the
wireless LAN.
A variant is the wireless LAN setup shown below, where your wireless LAN access point has the router
function, instead of your Internet connection device, such as a broadband modem. The type of device in
use in your network may vary. Refer to the manual provided with your device or contact its
manufacturer for details.
The machine and the router need to be in the same network.
USB cable
Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN
access point
Broadband
modem without
router
Wireless LAN
access point
(with router)