Chapter 11
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State of the Wireless Status light | Task |
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Off | Verify the following: |
| ● An Ethernet cable is not connected to |
| the printer. Connecting an Ethernet |
| cable to the printer automatically |
| turns off the wireless radio. Unplug |
| the cable. |
| ● The printer is plugged in. |
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Wireless Status light is on
If the Wireless Status light is on, try reprinting the document, then look at the printer's wireless communications light:
State of the Wireless Status light | Task |
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Flashes | The printer's wireless communications |
| feature is operating correctly. Try these |
| solutions, again. |
Does not flash | The wireless radio is functioning but the |
| printer and the computer cannot |
| communicate. |
| ● The printer's network settings do not |
| match the settings for the network. |
| Follow these steps. |
| ● The computer might be set to the |
| wrong wireless profile. Follow these |
| |
| ● A personal software firewall might |
| block communication between the |
| printer and the computer. Follow |
| these steps. |
Printer's network settings do not match the settings for the network
The printer's network settings must match those of the network.
104 | HP Deskjet 6980 series |