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“Communication not available” message displays when printing wirelessly, AirPort, Advanced, TCP/IP

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c Click AirPort. d Click Advanced > TCP/IP or TCP/IP. The "Router" entry is typically the wireless access point. 2 Type your user name and password when prompted. 3 Click OK. 4 On the main page, click Wireless or another selection where settings are stored. The SSID will be displayed. 5 Write down the SSID, security type and the WEP key/WPA passphrase (if shown). Notes: • Make sure you copy the network information down exactly, including any capital letters. • Store the SSID and the WEP key or WPA passphrase in a safe place for future reference. MAKE SURE YOUR OS IS COMPATIBLE WITH WIRELESS PRINTING THROUGH AIRPORT The printer only supports wireless printing through AirPort base stations for Mac OS X 10.5 or later. "Communication not available" message displays when printing wirelessly These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER AND PRINTER HAVE VALID IP ADDRESSES FOR THE NETWORK If you are using a laptop and have power saving settings enabled, you may see the Communication not available message on your computer screen when you attempt to print wirelessly. This can occur if the laptop hard drive has powered down. If you see this message, wait a few seconds and then try to print again. The laptop and printer require a few seconds to power up again and reattach to the wireless network. If you see this message again after you have waited long enough for the printer and the laptop to attach to the network, there may be a problem with your wireless network. Make sure that the laptop and printer have both received IP addresses. For more information on checking IP addresses, see "Locating IP addresses" on page 11. If the printer and/or the laptop does not have an IP address, or if either has an address of 169.254.x.y (where x and y are any two numbers between 0 and 255): 1 Turn off the device that does not have a valid IP address (the laptop, the printer, or both). 2 Turn on the device(s). 3 Check the IP addresses again. If the laptop and/or printer still does not receive a valid IP address, there is a problem with your wireless network. Try the following: • Make sure your wireless access point (wireless router) is turned on and is working. • Remove any objects that could be blocking the signal. Troubleshooting 15

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c
Click
AirPort
.
d
Click
Advanced
>
TCP/IP
or
TCP/IP
.
The “Router” entry is typically the wireless access point.
2
Type your user name and password when prompted.
3
Click
OK
.
4
On the main page, click
Wireless
or another selection where settings are stored. The SSID will be displayed.
5
Write down the SSID, security type and the WEP key/WPA passphrase (if shown).
Notes:
•
Make sure you copy the network information down exactly, including any capital letters.
•
Store the SSID and the WEP key or WPA passphrase in a safe place for future reference.
M
AKE
SURE
YOUR
OS
IS
COMPATIBLE
WITH
WIRELESS
PRINTING
THROUGH
A
IR
P
ORT
The printer only supports wireless printing through AirPort base stations for Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
“Communication not available” message displays when printing
wirelessly
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
M
AKE
SURE
YOUR
COMPUTER
AND
PRINTER
HAVE
VALID
IP
ADDRESSES
FOR
THE
NETWORK
If you are using a laptop and have power saving settings enabled, you may see the
Communication not
available
message on your computer screen when you attempt to print wirelessly. This can occur if the laptop
hard drive has powered down.
If you see this message, wait a few seconds and then try to print again. The laptop and printer require a few seconds
to power up again and reattach to the wireless network.
If you see this message again after you have waited long enough for the printer and the laptop to attach to the
network, there may be a problem with your wireless network.
Make sure that the laptop and printer have both received IP addresses. For more information on checking IP
addresses, see “Locating IP addresses” on page 11.
If the printer and/or the laptop does not have an IP address, or if either has an address of 169.254.x.y (where x and
y are any two numbers between 0 and 255):
1
Turn off the device that does not have a valid IP address (the laptop, the printer, or both).
2
Turn on the device(s).
3
Check the IP addresses again.
If the laptop and/or printer still does not receive a valid IP address, there is a problem with your wireless network.
Try the following:
•
Make sure your wireless access point (wireless router) is turned on and is working.
•
Remove any objects that could be blocking the signal.
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