Canon PIXMA MX420 Series User manual

Installing Your Multifunction
to Your Network for the First Time
PIXMA MX420
Mac OS
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Installing Your Multifunction
to Your Network for the First Time
PIXMA MX420
Mac OS
Preparing to Connect My Multifunction to My Network 4
Network Requirements 4
Important Information You Need Before Adding Your Multifunction 5
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network 6
Installing the Drivers & Software 10
Registering the Printer & Scanner 17
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Network Requirements
Before connecting the machine to the network, make sure that configuration of the computer and access point or router is
complete, and that the computer is connected to the network.
Notes on Network Connection
•The configuration, router functions, setup procedures and security settings of the network device vary depending on your
system environment. For details, refer to your device's instruction manual or contact its manufacturer.
•The machine cannot be used over a wireless and wired connection at the same time.
Wireless Connection
Connect to your network environment over a wireless connection.
Preparing to Connect My Multifunction
To My Network
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Preparing to Connect My Multifunction
To My Network
Be sure to prepare an access point.
Important Information You Need Before Adding Your Multifunction
The following information is required to connect to your access point or router.
•Access Point Name/Network Name:
Also referred to as SSID. A name to identify the specific access point.
•Network Key:
Also referred to as encryption key, WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase, Pre-Shared key.
A password required to set to prevent unauthorized access to communication.
Check your access point or router for the following information, and then write it down.
NOTE: For details on how to check the following information, refer to the manual of your access point or router, or contact its manufacturer.
An "Ad-hoc connection," which establishes a direct
connection to the computer over a wireless connection
without using an access point, is not supported.
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Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network
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Step One
Press the Setup button (A)
Step Two
Select Wireless LAN setup, and then press the OK button.

Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network
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Step Four
Select Easy setup, and then press the OK button.
Step Three
Select Yes, then press the OK button.
When wireless connection is enabled, the Wi-Fi lamp (D)
lights blue.

Step Five
Select the access point name, then press the OK button.
NOTE: If you are living in an apartment, nearby access
points in use may be detected.
Step Six
When one of the following screens is displayed, enter the network
key using the Numeric buttons (E), then press the OK button.
If the following screen is not displayed, go to step 8
Press the button to switch character entry modes.
Network key entry is case-sensitive.
Be sure to enter upper and lower case letters of the alphabet
correctly
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network
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Step Eight
When the connected to the access point screen appears, press the
OK button.
The Setup menu screen returns.
NOTE: If Failed to connect to the access point. appears, press the OK
button, make sure that the network key is correct, then enter it again. If a
connection still cannot be established, refer to the printed manual:
Network Setup Troubleshooting.
Adding Your Multifunction to Your Network
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Step Seven
Make sure that the network key is correct, and then
press the OK button.

Installing the Drivers & Software
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.)
Installing the Drivers & Software
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Step One
Turn on the computer, then insert the Setup
CDROM into the CD-ROM drive
Step Two
Double-click the Setup icon of the CD-ROM folder to proceed to the
following screen.
If the CD-ROM folder does not open automatically, double-click the
CD-ROM icon on the desktop.