SELECT THE WIRELESS PORT
If you have previously set up your printer as a locally attached printer, then you may need to select the wireless
printer to use the printer wirelessly.
1Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
3Press Enter, or click OK.
The printer folder opens.
4Right-click the printer, and then select Propert ies from the menu.
5Click the Ports tab.
6Locate the selected port. The selected port has a check beside it in the Port column.
7If the Description column of the selected port indicates that it is a USB port, scroll through the list and select
the port with Printer Port in the Description column. Check the printer model in the Printer column to make
sure you select the right printer port.
8Click OK, and then try to pr int again.
Wi-Fi indicator light is not lit
CHECK POWER
If the Wi-Fi indictor light is off, make sure the light is on. If the light is not on, check the following:
Make sure the printer is plugge d in and turned on.
Make sure the printer is plug ged into a working outlet.
If the printer is plugged into a power strip, make sure it is turned on and wor king.
Wi-Fi indicator light is still orange
When the Wi-Fi indicator light is orange, it may indicate that the printer is:
Not configured in infrast ructure mode
Waiting to make an ad hoc connection to another wir eless device
Not connected to a wi reless network
The printer may be unable to j oin the network because of int erference, its distance from the wireless access point
(wireless router), or until its settings are changed.
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
CHECK NETWORK NAME
Make sure your networ k does not have t he same name as ano ther network near you. For example, i f you and your
neighbor both use a manufacturer's default network name, your printer could be connecting to your neighbor's
network.
If you are not using a uniq ue network name, consult the documentation for you r wireless access point (wireless
router) to learn h ow to set a netwo rk name.
If you set a new network name, you must reset the printer and computer SSID to the same network name.
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