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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Using the Communication Settings (for Windows)
To use the Communication Settings, please follow the steps below:
For information on items in the Communication Settings window, refer to the following links:
Contains settings that may be specified or changed.
If appears in the tab, the settings in that tab will not be applied to the printer.
Settings are not applied to printers if the [Exit] button is clicked without clicking the [Apply] button after changing settings.
Applies the settings to the printer.
To save the specified settings in a command file, select "Save in Command File" from the drop-down list.
The saved command file can be used with the mass storage mode to apply the settings to a printer.
Clicking [Apply] applies all settings in all tabs to the printer. If the "Disable these settings" check box is selected, the settings in that tab are not applied.
Saves the specified settings in a command file. The file extension is .bin.
The saved command file can be used with the mass storage mode to apply the settings to a printer.
The saved communication settings commands are intended to be used only for applying settings to a printer. To apply the settings to the printer using this command file, use the mass storage mode.
Do not send the command file to a different printer model.
Enterprise security authentication (such as LEAP and EAP-FAST), WPA2-PSK (TKIP) and WPA-PSK (AES) settings cannot be imported.
Click [Browse] and select the file you want to import. The settings in the selected file appear in the settings display/change area.
If the imported profile's IP address is set to "STATIC", change the IP address of the imported profile, if needed, so that it does not duplicate the IP address of an existing configured printer on the network.
If this check box is cleared, you must restart the printer manually.
When configuring multiple printers, you can reduce the time needed to change settings by clearing this check box. In this case, we recommend selecting this check box when configuring the first printer so that you can confirm that each setting is operating as intended.
If the model of the connected printer is different than that of the printer shown in the "Printer" drop-down list, the settings available on all tabs change to match the connected printer.
Allows renaming a node.
Help menu
Communication Settings
Specifies the conditions for connecting via Wi-Fi® when the printer is turned on. Select "On by Default, Off by Default" or "Keep Current State".
Select "Infrastructure" or "Ad-hoc", "Infrastructure and Wireless Direct" or "Wireless Direct".
IPv6
TCP/IP (Wireless)
Select "AUTO", "BOOTP", "DHCP", "RARP" or "STATIC".
Specifies the various networking values.
You can enter these settings only when the IP address is set to "STATIC".
You can enter these settings only when the DNS server is set to "STATIC".
IPv6
Specifies a permanent IPv6 address.
Enables the specified static IPv6 address.
Specifies the DNS server IPv6 addresses.
Wireless Settings
Lists available channels.
This setting is valid only in Ad-Hoc mode.
Communication Modes and Authentication Methods/Encryption Modes
Authentication Method |
Encryption Mode |
Open System |
None / WEP |
Authentication Method |
Encryption Mode |
Open System |
None / WEP |
Shared Key |
WEP |
WPA/WPA2-PSK |
TKIP+AES / AES |
LEAP |
CKIP |
EAP-FAST/NONE |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-FAST/MS-CHAPv2 |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-FAST/GTC |
TKIP+AES / AES |
PEAP/MS-CHAPv2 |
TKIP+AES / AES |
PEAP/GTC |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-TTLS/CHAP |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-TTLS/MS-CHAP |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-TTLS/MS-CHAPv2 |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-TTLS/PAP |
TKIP+AES / AES |
EAP-TLS |
TKIP+AES / AES |
To specify higher level security settings:
When performing certificate verification with EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TTLS or EAP-TLS authentication methods, the certificate cannot be specified from the Printer Setting Tool. After the printer is configured to connect to the network, specify the certificate by accessing the printer from a web browser.
Wireless Direct Settings
SSID (Network Name)/Network Key
Specifies the SSID (25 ASCII characters or fewer) and the network key (63 characters or fewer) you want to use in the Wireless Direct mode.
The factory settings for the SSID and password are any of the followings according to your machine model:
SSID:
“*****” is the last five digits of the product serial number.
Password (Network key):
00000000
Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers
If the "Automatically detects the connected printer, and retrieves the current settings" check box in the Option Settings dialog box is selected, the printer connected with the USB cable is automatically selected.
For details, see "File menu".
We recommend selecting the "Automatically restart the printer after applying new settings" check box when configuring the first printer so that you can confirm that a connection with the wireless access point/router can be correctly established with the settings.
For details, see "File menu".
Not all computers, mobile devices, and operating systems, may support Ad-hoc mode.