Connecting to a Wireless LAN by Using the Router Button (Push Button Mode)
If your wireless LAN router supports WPS push button mode, you can easily set up a connection simply by using the control panel of the machine and the button on the wireless LAN router.
Administrator privileges are required to connect to a wireless LAN.
Touch Panel Model
1
On the control panel, press [Wireless LAN Set.] in the [Home] screen.
[Home] ScreenThe [Select Network] screen is displayed.
If the message [Enable the wireless LAN?] appears, press [Yes].
If the message [Cannot find the access point.] appears, press [Close].
2
Press [Other Connections].
3
Press [WPS Push Button Mode].
The machine starts searching for an access point.
4
After the search for an access point starts, press the button on the wireless LAN router within two minutes.
Depending on the wireless LAN router, you may have to press and hold the button.
* For details on how to operate the button, see the manual of your wireless LAN router.
5
When [Connected.] appears on the control panel, wait a few minutes.
When the machine is connected to the wireless LAN, [
] appears on the [Home] screen and screen of each function.
By default, an IP address is set automatically.
To use a specific IP address, set this manually.
Setting IPv4 AddressesSetting IPv6 Addresses |
If an Error Message Appears during Operation and a Connection Cannot Be EstablishedPress [Close], and repeat the procedure starting from Step 2.
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5 Lines LCD Model
1
On the control panel, select [Wireless LAN Set.] in the [Home] screen and press
.
[Home] ScreenThe [Select Network] screen is displayed.
If the login screen appears, enter the System Manager ID and PIN, and then select [<Log In>] and press
.
Logging In to the MachineIf the message [Enable the wireless LAN?] appears, select [Yes] and press
.
If the message [Cannot find the access point.] appears, press
.
2
Select [Other Connections] and press
.
3
Select [WPS Push Button Mode] and press
.
The machine starts searching for an access point.
4
After the search for an access point starts, press the button on the wireless LAN router within two minutes.
Depending on the wireless LAN router, you may have to press and hold the button.
* For details on how to operate the button, see the manual of your wireless LAN router.
5
When [Connected.] appears on the control panel, wait a few minutes.
When the machine is connected to the wireless LAN, [
] appears on the [Home] screen.
By default, an IP address is set automatically.
To use a specific IP address, set this manually.
Setting IPv4 AddressesSetting IPv6 Addresses |
If an Error Message Appears during Operation and a Connection Cannot Be EstablishedSelect [Close] and press , and repeat the procedure starting from Step 2. |