Canon PIXMA MG6120 Series User manual

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Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MG6120
Mac OS
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Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MG6120
Mac OS
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Introduction
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Download the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant
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Using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant
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TroubleShooting
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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.
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Note : The Wireless Setup Assistant is supported on the following operating systems only:
•Mac OS X v. 10.4.11
•Mac OS X v. 10.5.x
•Mac OS X v. 10.6.x

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Setup Assistant
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Step One
Go to the Drivers & Software link for
the MG6120.
Choose Mac OS X in the Choose
Operating System dropdown list
Step Two
In the Software section, click the link
for the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup
Assistant (Macintosh).
In the example below, the link name is
CanonAPChkTool_osx100ben.dmg*
The link name may vary

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Setup Assistant
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Step Three
On the next screen, read the
information and instructions and
click I Agree - Begin Download
Choose to "Save" the file.
Important: Write down the file
name and the location to where the
file is being saved.

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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.

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Step Two
If the download did not
automatically open, double-click its
icon.
Step Three
Open (double-click) the Wireless
Setup Assistant file

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Setup Assistant:
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Step Four
Read the License Agreement, and
then click Yes when you accept the
agreement.
Step Five
When the following dialog is
displayed, click OK.

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Setup Assistant:
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Step Six
1. When the "Confirm Access to
Keychain" dialog is displayed, click
Allow Once in Mac OS X v10.4,
Allow in Mac OS X v10.5/v10.6.
2. If the dialog is displayed more than
once, click the above-mentioned
button in each dialog.
3. Do not click Always Allow, the
information will not be obtained
properly.
Step Seven
1. The "Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup
Assistant" is launched.
2. Confirm that the same access
points are listed in the Assistant
and Access Point windows.
3. Write down the Network Password
of the access point.
NOTE: The Network Password may be displayed with texts
of the alphabets from A to F (base 16number). Write down
it as-is.

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Setup Assistant:
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Step Eight
1. In the window for selecting
access point of the printer unit,
select the access point (SSID),
then touch the OK button.
2. Touch the right function button
(located below Enter / edit).
Enter the network Key or
Passphrase.
3. When finished entering the
Network Key, touch the Left
function button (below Done)
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4. Touch the OK button to connect
to the access point.

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Step 9
When Connected to the access point
displayed, touch the OK button.
Proceed with the remainder of the
setup as described in the Getting
Started Guide.
Troubleshooting
If the following error message below
is displayed.
The entered network key may not
match with the access point you
specified.
1. Touch the OK button
2. You will return to the screen for entering the
network key.
3. Then repeat Step Five.