Dell P713W User's Guide - Page 115

Printer Home, Settings, Wireless setup utility, Start, Enter

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3 Select Printer Home. 4 Click the Settings tab. 5 Click the Wireless setup utility link. Note: You may be prompted to connect the printer to the computer again using the installation cable as part of the setup process. 6 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Wireless print server not installed You may see a message during installation indicating that the printer does not have a wireless print server installed. If you are sure the printer is capable of wireless printing, try the following: CHECK POWER Make sure the light is on. "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: 1 Click , or click Start and then click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type cmd. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. The Command Prompt window opens. 4 Type ipconfig, and then press Enter. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. How to locate a printer IP address • You can locate the printer IP address by viewing the printer network setup page. 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. Troubleshooting 115

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3
Select
Printer Home
.
4
Click the
Settings
tab.
5
Click the
Wireless setup utility
link.
Note:
You may be prompted to connect the printer to the computer again using the installation cable as part
of the setup process.
6
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Wireless print server not installed
You may see a message during installation indicating that the printer does not have a wireless print server installed.
If you are sure the printer is capable of wireless printing, try the following:
C
HECK
POWER
Make sure the
light is on.
“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:
1
Click
, or click
Start
and then click
Run
.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
cmd
.
3
Press
Enter
, or click
OK
.
The Command Prompt window opens.
4
Type
ipconfig
, and then press
Enter
.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100.
How to locate a printer IP address
You can locate the printer IP address by viewing the printer network setup page.
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.
Troubleshooting
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