Canon PIXMA MP499 User manual

Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MP499
Mac OS
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Obtaining Your Network Key
PIXMA MP499
Mac OS
Introduction 4
Download the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant 5
Using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant 7
Troubleshooting 13
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Introduction
If you are unable to proceed past the Access Points screen during wireless setup because the required Network Key is not known, you may be
able to retrieve the information using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant.
IMPORTANT: When you do not need this tool anymore, drag the file in the Trash, and delete it.
NOTE: The Wireless Setup Assistant is supported on Mac OS X 10.4 or greater
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Introduction

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 One
Go to the Drivers & Software for your model
Step Two
Select your operating system in the Select OS dropdown
menu.

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Step Four
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 Software section, click the Download icon to download the file CanonAPChkTool.
Download the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant
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Step One
Open the Access Points window.
Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant
If the Access Points window is closed:
1. If you are installing the latest driver from download, re-run the
the driver/network installation by double-clicking the driver file
you downloaded previously.
2. If you are installing from the CD-ROM, select Custom Install,
printer driver / MP Drivers, and then perform the installation.

Step Three
Read the License Agreement, and then click Yes when you accept the
agreement.
Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant
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Step Two
Run the downloaded tool "Wireless Setup Assistant " that you
downloaded to the computer by double clicking its icon.

Step Five
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 Four
When the following dialog is displayed, click OK.
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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Six
1. The "Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant" tool 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 or
click Copy Network Password.
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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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Seven
1. Click the access point name(s) specified in Step One in the
Access Point window (you will find the name(s) in
"Detected Access Points" there.).
2. Click the Network Password “Input box”
3. Now enter or paste the network key (network password)
NOTE:
•If you enter the password manually, verify that it is correct.
•If the same network names are displayed, select either one
of them. (Either one will be fine.)
•To use the printer together with the multiple Access Points,
click the Manual Setup button for setup instead of the Connect
button.
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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Step Eight
Click ''Connect.'' When the setup is completed, the Setup Complete
dialog is displayed.
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Using the Canon PIXMA
Wireless Setup Assistant

Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
If the message "The Printer could not be connected to the specified access point" is
displayed when clicking the Connect button, you may have selected the network
name (Access Point name (SSID)) you are not using (e.g. the one your neighbor is
using). In such a case, please select the other one.