Posted by Canon printers offer various features for exceptional printing and scanning. When you know how to connect a Canon printer to Wi-Fi, you can easily print documents from your smartphone without needing any wires. There are two ways to connect your printer to a wireless network. The first is the manual method, while the second is the WPS connection method.
We will explain these methods in detail below.
How to Connect a Canon Printer to Wi-Fi Manually
You can use the manual method to connect your printer wirelessly. Use this sequence of instructions.
- Hit the ‘Setup’ button.
- Use the left and right inverted triangles to choose ‘Wi-Fi Setup.’
- After that, hit ‘OK.’
- Now choose the ‘Manual Connect’ option.
- Hit the ‘OK’ button.
- After that, choose your wireless router and hit ‘OK.’
- Press ‘OK’ again.
- Now input your password. Remember that it is case-sensitive.
- If you are unsure of the wireless router password, review the wireless routing number.
- In case you see ‘Connected’ on the screen, your network doesn’t need a password.
- Now hold and press the ‘OK’ button for two seconds.
- Hit ‘Yes’ followed by ‘OK.’
- Press ‘OK’ again when you see the prompt for it on the screen.
POINT TO NOTE: In case the printer is unable to link to the network, hit ‘OK’ followed by the ‘Back’ button. Now input the password again.
- As the last step, hit the ‘Copy’ button.
Configure your device to work with the Canon printer
After connecting the Canon printer to a wireless network manually, you can configure your device to work with it.
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Windows
- The printer drivers are automatically installed after the printer connects.
- The Canon InkJet Print Utility Software also downloads automatically.
- You must register your Canon printer with this utility and then follow the instructions.
POINT TO NOTE: If your computer has a USB port, connect the printer via a USB cable.
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macOS
- Go to ‘System Preferences’ followed by ‘Printers & Scanners.’
- Hit the ‘+’ icon beside the printer list.
- See if ‘Default’ is chosen for the dialog ‘It may take a little time for the name of your printer to appear.’
- Now, choose the printer that appears as ‘Bonjour Multifunction.’
- Choose ‘Secure AirPrint.’
- Tap ‘Add.’
How to Connect Canon Printer to Wi-Fi Through WPS
You can use the WPS connection method to link your printer wirelessly. This connection is fast, but you should ensure that there’s a WPS button on your router. It must have a WPA or WPA2 security protocol.
- Turn on your printer and system or other device used to send commands to the printer.
- Switch on your router. Ensure that it has a good internet connection.
- Now, on your router, hit the WPS button.
- Go close to the printer.
- After that, tap the ‘Home’ button on its screen.
- Hold and tap ‘Wi-Fi.’
- Now press the ‘LAN Wireless Setup.’
- Finally, press ‘OK.’
- The printer will start searching for a Wi-Fi network.
- Tap on your Wi-Fi name.
- After that, input its password.
- After a few minutes, touch any part to create a connection.
- Be prepared to wait for some time as Canon printers do not link to Wi-Fi immediately.
- Hopefully, after a few minutes, you will have successfully linked your printer wirelessly.
What to Do When Your Canon Printer Won’t Connect to Wi-Fi?
If your Canon printer refuses to connect wirelessly, you can implement certain techniques. Follow these measures.
1. Restart your Canon printer
Follow these points to restart your printing machine.
- Unplug the printer from its wall outlet.
- Now, after a minute, plug it back into the outlet.
- You may find your printer printing again. But if it doesn’t happen, follow the next solution.
2. Unplug your router
- Unplug your router.
- Plug it back in after 60 seconds.
- Let the router go online.
- Now check whether your printer connects wirelessly.
3. Update your printer drivers
If your printer is not linking wirelessly, corrupt drivers can be the cause. So updating them will help you resolve the issue.
- Right-click on the Windows Start icon.
- From here, choose the ‘Device Manager’ option.
- Enlarge the Print Queues section.
- Right-tap the printer driver and choose the ‘Update driver’ option.
- Now choose ‘Search automatically for drivers.’
- Enlarge the section of ‘Network Adapters.’
- Right-tap the wireless driver.
- After that, choose the ‘Update drivers’ option.
- If you have multiple drivers, repeat this process for each one.
- Once the process completes, reboot your system.
4. Uninstall the printer
- Launch the Run box.
- Input ‘control’ and tap ‘OK.’
- You will arrive at the Control Panel section.
- Here, choose ‘Programs’ followed by ‘Programs and Features.’
- Now from the list, choose ‘Canon printer series MP drivers.’
- Tap ‘Uninstall’ and the same option again.
- Go through the onscreen guidelines to finish the uninstallation.
Final Words
After using these methods, you will face no issues connecting your Canon printer to Wi-Fi. Just ensure to follow the instructions correctly. Contact a Canon Printer Support expert if you encounter any printer errors.
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