Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn: Setting Wireless LAN Push Button Mode Setting the Access Point Manually

Setting Wireless LAN Push Button Mode Setting the Access Point Manually: Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn

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Setting Wireless LAN

Push Button Mode

Press 

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Select <Network Settings>, and then press [OK].

Select <Wireless LAN Settings>, and then press 

[OK].

Press [OK].

If <Do you want to enable the wireless LAN?> is 

displayed, press [▲] to highlight <Yes>, and then press 

[OK].

Select <WPS Push Button Mode>, and then 

press [OK]

Select <Yes>, and then press [OK].

You should press the WPS button within 2 

minutes after you select <Yes> in step 6.  

Press and hold* the button until the WPS lamp 

lights or blinks.

*  The time that you should hold the button may vary depending 

on the wireless router you are using.

Wait approximately 2 minutes after the connection.

IP address is set during this period of time.

When an error message appears:

Press [OK] to close the screen, check whether or not 

the WPS function of the wireless router is correctly set, 

and then retry the settings. If the access point cannot be 

detected even after retrying, see the following.

  e-Manual "When an Error Message Appears"

When checking the network connection:

You can check if the machine is properly connected 

to the network using a computer that connected to the 

same network.

  "Checking That the Wireless LAN Setting is Completed" 

(P.8)

To set IP address manually:

 e-Manual  "Setting IP Addresses"

Setting the Access Point Manually

If you do not know SSID (access point name) and network 

key that you are using, check a label attached on the 

wireless router or use "Canon MF/LBP Wireless Setup 

Assistant" ("Checking SSID or Network Key for a Wireless 

Router" (P.9)) to know your SSID and network key. Write 

down the SSID and network key below, for reference. 

SSID

It is sometimes written as name of network, or name of 

access point. If there are multiple SSIDs, please write 

down all.

Network Key

It is sometimes written as PIN, WEP key, WPA/WPA2 

passphrase, PSK or preshared key.

Press 

.

Select <Network Settings>, and then press [OK].

Select <Wireless LAN Settings>, and then press 

[OK].

Press [OK].

If <Do you want to enable the wireless LAN?> is 

displayed, press [▲] to highlight <Yes>, and then press 

[OK].

Select <SSID Settings>, and then press [OK].

Select <Select Access Point>, and then press 

[OK].

Select the access point that you wrote down, and 

then press [OK]. 

If multiple matched SSIDs are displayed, select the ID 

that is listed first (the one with the strongest signal).

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