User Manual

Choose which connection method to use
The following methods can be used to connect your printer.
Connection type Speed Cable length Other factors
Wireless Moderate; varies according to conditions
(distance to router, interference, number of
wireless clients, network topology, etc.)
N/A Sensitive to interference over longer
distances; requires extra equipment
(wireless access point or wireless router)
Fast Ethernet Fast; varies according to network traic Long: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
Hi-Speed USB Very fast Short: 3 m (10 ft) A certied Hi-Speed USB cable is necessary
for reliable communication.
NOTE: The speed of any network connection depends on all components used in the network, which can
include network interface cards, routers, switches and cables. If any one of these components cannot operate at
high speed, you will have a low-speed connection. The speed of your network connection can also be aected by
the total amount of traic from other devices on the network.
Connect the printer to your network
The printer is able to congure itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer in the
same network. The rst time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes.
Once the printer has a working network conguration, you can check its network address from the front panel:
tap
or .
To connect to a wireless network, the easiest way is to go to the front panel and tap , then Connectivity >
Wireless setup wizard.
When a network device automatically congures itself by receiving an IP address from the DHCP service, this IP
address may change from the last time the device is powered o to the next time it is powered on, which may
lead to the device being shown as "oine" when driver port settings are congured with the original IP address.
There are at least three possible ways to avoid this:
● Increase the lease time of your DHCP server device.
● Set a xed IP address for your printer that will not be changed by DHCP (see Communication failures
between computer and printer on page 107).
● Congure the printer and driver to refer to the hostname instead of the numeric IP address (see
Communication failures between computer and printer on page 107).
See the Assembly Instructions for more details about Internet setup, and how to connect to and register with the
cloud to enable Web Services.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows)
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See
Printing on page 38 for alternative ways of printing.
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