•Make sure to place your product within contact range of your 2.4 GHz router or access point. Avoid placing your product near a microwave oven, 2.4 GHz cordless phone, or large metal object, such as a filing cabinet.
Note: If you are using a 5 GHz wireless router, set the router to operate in dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) mode. See your router documentation for instructions.
•Verify that your router or access point is operating correctly by connecting to it from your computer or another device.
•You may need to disable the firewall and any
•Check to see if access restrictions, such as MAC address filtering, are set on the router or access point. If access restrictions are set, add your product's MAC address to your router's address list. To obtain your product's MAC address, print a network status sheet. Then follow the instructions in your router or access point documentation to add the address to the list.
•If your router or access point does not broadcast its network name (SSID), follow the instructions that came with your product to enter your wireless network name manually.
•If your router or access point has security enabled, determine the kind of security it is using and any required password or passphrase for connection. Then make sure to enter the exact WEP key or WPA passphrase correctly.
•Check if your computer is restricting the available wireless channels. If so, verify that your wireless access point is using one of the usable channels and change to a usable channel, if necessary.
•If you are using a
•If you connected your product to a Windows computer using
Parent topic: Solving Network Problems
Related concepts
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Printing a Network Status Sheet
Selecting Wireless Network Settings From the Control Panel
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