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Connect the Printer to Your Wireless Network, The Product’s WiFi Light Is On But You Cannot Print

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Connect the Printer to Your Wireless Network If you are unable to connect to your wireless network using the product CD and the Start Here sheet, you can use the control panel on your product. Before you start, make sure you know your network name (SSID) and password. 1. Press the Wi-Fi Setup button. 2. Press OK to select Wi-Fi Setup Wizard. 3. Press u or d to select the name of your wireless network, then press OK. Continue with step 6. If you don't see your network name, select Other SSIDs, then press OK. You see this screen: 4. Enter your network name (SSID). ■ Use the l, r, u, or d arrow buttons to highlight a character on the screen. Press OK to select it. Use the on-screen function buttons to select uppercase (AB12), lowercase (ab12), symbols (!#%@), or spaces, or to delete characters ( ). Function buttons ■ If your network name has uppercase (ABC) or lowercase (abc) letters, make sure you enter them correctly. 5. Highlight Done and press OK when you're finished entering your network name. 6. If your network has security enabled, you see the password screen: 7. Follow the instructions above to enter the password. If your password has uppercase or lowercase letters, make sure you enter them correctly. 8. Highlight Done and press OK when you're finished entering your password. When the printer is connected to your network, the WiFi light should be green, and not flashing. Make sure you install the software on every computer from which you want to print. When prompted during software setup, select The printer is already on my wireless network. The Product's WiFi Light Is On But You Cannot Print Your router might not be assigning IP addresses automatically using DHCP. If it isn't, you will need to set the product's IP address manually. Make sure it is set correctly for your network. To set the IP address, download the EpsonNet Config Utility from Epson's driver download site epson.com/support (U.S.) or epson.ca/support (Canada). Network Problems 29

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Connect the Printer to Your Wireless Network
If you are unable to connect to your wireless network using the product CD and the
Start Here
sheet, you can use the control panel on your product. Before you start, make
sure you know your network name (SSID) and password.
1.
Press the
Wi-Fi Setup
button.
2.
Press
OK
to select
Wi-Fi Setup Wizard
.
3.
Press
u
or
d
to select the name of your wireless network, then press
OK
. Continue
with step 6.
If you don’t see your network name, select
Other SSIDs
,
then press
OK
. You see this screen:
4.
Enter your network name (SSID).
Use the
l
,
r
,
u
, or
d
arrow buttons to highlight a
character on the screen. Press
OK
to select it.
Use the on-screen function buttons to select
uppercase (
AB12
), lowercase (
ab12
), symbols
(
!#%@
), or spaces, or to delete characters (
).
If your network name has uppercase (ABC) or lowercase (abc) letters, make sure
you enter them correctly.
5.
Highlight
Done
and press
OK
when you’re finished entering your network name.
6.
If your network has security enabled, you see the password
screen:
7.
Follow the instructions above to enter the password. If
your password has uppercase or lowercase letters, make
sure you enter them correctly.
8.
Highlight
Done
and press
OK
when you’re finished
entering your password.
When the printer is connected to your network, the WiFi light should be green, and not
flashing. Make sure you install the software on every computer from which you want to
print. When prompted during software setup, select
The printer is already on my
wireless network
.
The Product’s WiFi Light Is On But You Cannot Print
Your router might not be assigning IP addresses automatically using DHCP. If it isn’t, you
will need to set the product’s IP address manually. Make sure it is set correctly for your
network. To set the IP address, download the EpsonNet Config Utility from Epson’s driver
download site
epson.com/support
(U.S.) or
epson.ca/support
(Canada).
Function buttons