Run the wireless setup again

If your wireless settings have changed, you will need to run the printer wireless setup again. Some reasons your settings may have changed include your having manually changed your WEP or WPA keys, channel, or other network settings, or the wireless access point (wireless router) having been reset to factory defaults.

Notes:

If you change network settings, change them on all the network devices before changing them for the wireless access point (wireless router).

If you have already changed the wireless network settings on your wireless access point (wireless router), you must change the settings on all the other network devices before you can see them on the network.

For more information, see “Run the Wireless Setup Utility” for Windows or “Run the Wireless Setup Assistant” for Mac.

Changing wireless settings after installation

To change your password, network name, or other wireless setting, rerun the wireless setup. For more information, see “Run the Wireless Setup Utility” for Windows or the “Run the Wireless Setup Assistant” for Mac.

Resetting an internal wireless print server to factory default settings

1From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Setup appears.

2Press .

3Press or repeatedly until Network Setup appears.

4Press .

5Press or repeatedly until Reset Network Adapter Defaults appears.

6Press .

The following message appears: This will reset all wireless network settings. Are you sure?

7Press to select Yes.

The message Clearing Network Settings appears.

Network printer does not show up in the printer selection list during installation

Check whether the printer is on the same wireless network as the computer

The SSID of the printer must match the SSID of the wireless network.

1If you do not know the SSID of the network, use the following steps to obtain it before rerunning the Wireless Setup Utility.

aEnter the IP address of your wireless access point (wireless router) into the Web address field of your browser.

If you do not know the IP address of the wireless access point (wireless router):

1Do one of the following:

In Windows Vista, click Œ All Programs Œ Accessories Œ Command Prompt.

In Windows XP, click Start Œ Programs or All Programs Œ Accessories Œ Command Prompt.

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7500 Series specifications

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