User's Manual

Wireless network setup
Setting up Wi-Fi Direct
▪ Network Password: If your printer is a Group Owner, a Network
Password is required for other mobile devices to connect to your
printer. You can configure a Network Password yourself, or can
You can enable Wi-Fi Direct feature by one of the following methods.
remember the given Network Password that is randomly generated
by default.
From the USB cable-connected computer(recommended)
• After the driver installation is complete, Dell Printer Manager can be set and
From the machine (Machines with a display screen)
changes in the Wi-Fi Direct can be made.
• Select Network > Wireless > Wi-Fi Direct from the control panel.
• Enable Wi-Fi Direct.
Dell Printer Manager is Available for Windowsand Mac OS users only.
- From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Dell Printers
Setting up the mobile device
> Dell Printer Manager > Device Settings > Network.
• After setting up Wi-Fi Direct from the printer, refer to the user manual of the
▪ Wi-Fi Direct On/Off: Select On to enable.
mobile device you are using to set its Wi-Fi Direct.
▪ Device Name: Enter the printer’s name for searching for your
• After setting up Wi-Fi Direct, you need to download the mobile printing
printer on a wireless network. By default, the device name is the
application (For example: Dell Mobile printer) to print from your
model name.
smartphone.
▪ IP Address: Enter the IP address of the printer. This IP address is
used only for the local network and not for the infrastructure wired
or wireless network. We recommend using the default local IP
• When you have found the printer you want to connect to from your
address (the default local IP address of the printer for Wi-Fi Direct is
mobile device, select the printer and the printer's LED will blink. Press the
192.168.3.1 )
WPS button on the printer and it will be connected to your mobile
device.
▪ Group Owner: Activate this option to assign the printer the Wi-Fi
• If your mobile device does not support WPS, you need to enter the
Direct group’s owner. The Group Owner acts similar to a wireless
"Network Password" of a printer instead of pushing the WPS button.
access point. We recommend activating this option.
2. Using a Network-Connected Machine
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