Canon PIXMA MP990 User manual

Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MP990 / PIXMA MX640 / PIXMA MP560
Windows OS
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Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MP990 / PIXMA MX640 / PIXMA MP560
Windows OS
Introduction 3
Download the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant 4
Using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant 6
Troubleshooting 10
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Introduction
If you are unable to proceed to the next step after any of the following screens are displayed when inputting the wireless LAN settings, you may
be able to retrieve the access point name / network name (SSID), or the network key (WEP key / passphrase) using the Canon PIXMA Wireless
Setup Assistant.
NOTE: The Wireless Setup Assistant is supported on the following operating systems only:
•Windows XP SP3 or later
•Windows XP x64 Edition SP3 or later
•Vista (32 & 64 bit)
•Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
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Introduction

Step One
Go to the Canon USA Download Library
Click here to go to the Canon USA download library
Step Two
Select Multifunction Printers in the first menu dropdown,
Inkjet in the second and your model in the third. Click Go.
Download the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant
To use the machine by connecting it to a computer, software including the drivers needs to be copied (installed) to the computer's hard disk. The
installation process takes about 20 minutes. (The installation time varies depending on the computer environment or the number of applications
to be installed.)
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Download the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Four
In the Software section, click the link to download the file
CanonAPChkTool.
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Step Five
On the next screen, read the information and instructions and
click I Agree - Begin Download
Choose to "Save" the file. Write down the file name and the
location to where the file is being saved.
Step Three
In the Drivers / Software Selection section, select
your operating system in the Select OS dropdown menu.
Download the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant
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Step One
Display the window for selecting access point using the buttons on the printer.
Please refer to the Getting Started Guide if you are unable to display the below window on the LCD screen.
Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Three
Read the License Agreement, and then click Yes when you accept the
agreement.
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Step Two
Double-click the downloaded tool for confirming the Canon
PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant CNMNPHLP.

Step Four
1. The "Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant" tool is
launched.
2. Confirm that the access point names listed in the window are
the same as the ones in the Access Points window displayed
on the printer unit (Step One).
3. Then, write down the Network Key of the access point.
NOTE: The Network Key may include the letters A to F in addition
to numbers(base 16 number). Write the number down as-is.
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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Six
When the setup is completed, the "Setup Complete" dialog is
displayed. Proceed with the remainder of the setup as described in
the Getting Started Guide.
Step Five
1. In the window for selecting access point of the
printer unit, select the access point specified in the
step 4, then click OK.
2. When the window for entering the network key is
displayed, enter the key you copied in Step Four.
3. Click OK.
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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

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Troubleshooting
If the following error message below is displayed.
The entered network key may not match with the access point you specified.
1. Press the Set button
2. You will return to the screen for entering the network key.
3. Then repeat Steps Six and Seven.