Installing Your Multifunction to Your Network for the First Time PIXMA MX350 / PIXMA MX870 Mac OS 1
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Installing Your Multifunction to Your Network for the First Time PIXMA MX350 / PIXMA MX870 Mac OS Preparing to Connect My Multifunction to My Network Network Requirements Important Information You Need Before Adding Your Multifunction Adding Your Multifunction to the Network Confirm Connection Status Installing the Drivers & Software Registering the Printer & Scanner 4 4 5 6 10 12 17 3
Preparing to Connect My Multifunction To My Network Network Requirements Before connecting the machine to the network, make sure that configuration of the computer and access point or router is complete, and that the computer is connected to the network. Notes on Network Connection • The configuration, router functions, setup procedures and security settings of the network device vary depending on your system environment. For details, refer to your device's instruction manual or contact its manufacturer.
Preparing to Connect My Multifunction To My Network An "Ad-hoc connection," which establishes a direct connection to the computer over a wireless connection without using an access point, is not supported. Be sure to prepare an access point. Important Information You Need Before Adding Your Multifunction The following information is required to connect to your access point or router. • Access Point Name/Network Name: Also referred to as SSID. A name to identify the specific access point.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Step One Step Two Press the Setup button (A) Select Wireless LAN setup, and then press the OK button.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Step Three Step Four Select Yes, then press the OK button. Select Easy setup, and then press the OK button. When wireless connection is enabled, the Wi-Fi lamp (D) lights blue.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Step Five Step Six Select the access point name, then press the OK button. When one of the following screens is displayed, enter the network key using the Numeric buttons (E), then press the OK button. If the following screen is not displayed, go to step 8 NOTE: If you are living in an apartment, nearby access points in use may be detected. Press the button to switch character entry modes.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Step Seven Step Eight Make sure that the network key is correct, and then press the OK button. When the connected to the access point screen appears, press the OK button. The Setup menu screen returns. NOTE: If Failed to connect to the access point. appears, press the OK button, make sure that the network key is correct, then enter it again. If a connection still cannot be established, refer to the printed manual: Network Setup Troubleshooting.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Confirm Connection Status Step One On the Setup menu, select Device Settings and then press the OK button. Step Two , Select LAN settings, and then press the OK button. IMPORTANT: Confirm connection status after installing the machine in the target location.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network Step Three Step Four Select Confirm LAN settings, then press the OK button. Select WLAN setting list, then press the OK button. Make sure that Connection is set to Active, and then press the Copy button to return to standby. It may take a while before the connection is complete. In this case, press the Back* button and wait for about a minute, then display the Wireless LAN setting list screen again. *Back button location varies depending on model.
Installing the Drivers & Software Installing the Drivers & Software To use the machine by connecting it to a computer, software including the drivers needs to be copied (installed) to the computer's hard disk. The installation process takes about 20 minutes. (The installation time varies depending on the computer environment or the number of applications to be installed.
Installing the Drivers & Software Step Three Step Four Enter your administrator name and password. Click OK. Click Easy Install. Click Install. The drivers, application software, and on-screen manuals are installed all together. If you do not know your administrator name or password, click Help , then follow the on-screen instructions.
Installing the Drivers & Software Step Five Step Six Click Install Select Use the printer on network, then click Next. *Applications may vary by model Follow any on-screen instructions to proceed with the software installation.
Installing the Drivers & Software Step Seven Step Eight Read the License Agreement screen carefully and click Yes.
Installing the Drivers & Software Step Nine On the Canon IJ Network Tool screen, choose your model and click Next.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Registering the Printer & Scanner This section describes how to register the machine on a Macintosh computer. Step One When the Register Printer and Scanner screen appears, click Register Printer. Proceed to the section that relates to your operating system for further installation instructions Mac OS X v. 10.5.x / 10.6.x: Go to Step 2-A Mac OS X v. 10.4.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Two Step Two 2-A 1. Select Canon IJ Network in the pop-up menu, select Canon MXxxx series in the list of printers, then click Add . *xxx refers to the model number. MX340 series shown in example, below 2-B 1. When the Printer List window appears, click Add. 2. Go to Step Three, page 20.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Two Step Two 2-B 2. Click More Printers in the Printer Browser window. 2-B 3. Select Canon IJ Network in the pop-up menu, select Canon MXxxx series in the list of printers, then click Add . *xxx refers to the model number.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Two Step Three 2-B 4. Make sure that the Canon MXxxx series is added to the list of printers. When the Register Printer and Scanner screen appears, click Register Scanner. *xxx refers to the model number. MX340 series shown in above example.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Four Step Five Select Canon MXxxx series on the Scan-from-PC Settings screen, then click OK.. *xxx refers to the model number. Click Next on the Register Printer and Scanner screen.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Six Step Seven Click Next on the Print Head Alignment Recommended screen. Click Next on the Register Printer and Scanner screen.
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Eight If the User Registration screen appears, read the information and click Next or Cancel. If the Extended Survey Program screen appears: If you can agree to Extended Survey Program, click Agree. If you click Do not agree, the Extended Survey Program will not be installed. (This has no effect on the machine's functionality.).
Registering the Printer & Scanner Step Nine Click Exit. Setup is complete *It is necessary to restart the computer before scanning using the Operation Panel on the machine for the first time.
