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Thread ID: 134416	2013-06-29 04:57:00	Wireless Printer	Pato (2463)	Press F1

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1347460	2013-06-29 04:57:00	I need a bit of help. I am trying to set up a Canon MG5460. So far I have set up the "Wireless LAN Setup" as a Standard Setup. It brings up my Router name ok but then it says "Enter passphrase". I Presume that this is the passphrase for my Router?.	Pato (2463)
1347461	2013-06-29 06:48:00	It is the pass phrase/key for your wireless connection, not the admin pwd of the router.	Jen (38)
1347462	2013-06-29 07:20:00	If its like the printer here, you've got an option of either selecting wireless LAN or wired. You just have to make sure you connect it (during the install) to a USB port. And once its configured (if you want to use wireless), you can put the printer anywhere you like. I set the wireless (SSID and pw), on the printer first, before I installed the driver for it. And once the drivers were installed, it picked up the SSID. Then all I had to do was connect it to the network	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1347463	2013-06-29 23:23:00	If its like the printer here, you've got an option of either selecting wireless LAN or wired. You just have to make sure you connect it (during the install) to a USB port. And once its configured (if you want to use wireless), you can put the printer anywhere you like. I set the wireless (SSID and pw), on the printer first, before I installed the driver for it. And once the drivers were installed, it picked up the SSID. Then all I had to do was connect it to the networkThanks. The printer did not come with a USB cord and I didn't know I had to connect it to a USB port during install. It did pick up my SSID. I presume I could do a reinstall and use a USB cord as you suggest?.	Pato (2463)
1347464	2013-06-29 23:25:00	It is the pass phrase/key for your wireless connection, not the admin pwd of the router.Thanks Jen. I appreciate your help.	Pato (2463)
1347465	2013-06-29 23:32:00	If everything works (without a cable) it should be OK. But, if it doesnt, yup, you'll have to buy a USB cable. Install the drivers first (it should tell you when to connect the printer / turn it on). then it should install the drivers etc Well, thats how I set this one up anyway. And if you need to update the firmware on it (the update will be on the Canon site), you need a USB cable. You cant update the firmware wirelessly. Since if it fails, you'll have a dead printer	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1347466	2013-06-30 00:03:00	Appreciate your advice and help. I will have another go at it when I get a USB Cable. I thought it would be simple to set up, but perhaps not for an elderly noob!!	Pato (2463)
1347467	2013-06-30 05:00:00	Well I used an USB Cable and everything seemed to be ok. It detected my SSID ok but when I try to print wirelessly it tells me my printer is off line. Still something not quite right, but I'll get there in the end.	Pato (2463)
1347468	2013-07-01 00:14:00	Sometimes, wireless printing just doesnt work reliably. For a variety of reasons If you can use USB instead, do so. or , give the printer a static IP , connect the printer to the router via ethernet/network cable . This gives more reliable wifi printing . or, the printer might require the wifi to be WPA/WPA2 . Check the wifi security settings on the router or, there may be a powersave setting on the printer you may need to disable	1101 (13337)
1347469	2013-07-01 00:20:00	Only prob is, if you want it to be wireless, you wouldnt connect it to ethernet / and it wouldnt be wireless. And some wireless printers dont have ethernet (ie: this printer doesnt have ethernet). Its been fine here since I set it up. It prints and scans wirelessly no prob at all. Only thing I havent tried is wireless faxing	Speedy Gonzales (78)
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