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Canon PIXMA MG5420 manual

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  • Page 1

    << Pr evious Ne xt >> Installing Y our Multifunction t o Y our Netw ork for the Fir st Time PIXMA MG5420 Windows OS 1[...]

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    Installing Y our Multifunction t o Y our Netw ork for the First Time PIXMA MG5420 Windows OS Preparing to Connect M y Multifunction to My Ne twork 3 Network R equirements 3 Notes on Wireless Connection 4 Installing the Driv ers & Softwar e 5 2[...]

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    Pr eparing t o Connect My Multifunction T o My Netw ork Network R equiremen ts Bef ore connecting the machine to the ne twork, mak e sure that c onfiguration of the c omputer and acc ess point or router is complet e, and that the c omputer is c onnected to the network . Wireless Connection Bef ore connecting the machine to the ne twork, the compute[...]

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    Pr eparing to Connect My Multifunction T o My Netw ork 4 Note s on Net wor k Connection • The configuration , router fun ctions, setup p rocedures 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. • In an office setup, c[...]

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    Softwar e Installa tion To use the m achine by connecting it to a computer, softw are including the drivers needs to be copied (installed) to the com puter's hard disk. Th e installatio n proces s takes about 20 minu tes. (The installation tim e varies depending on the computer env ironment or the number of application software to be installed[...]

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    Inst alling the PIXMA MG5420 on Y our Wir e less Network If you are installin g yo ur printer o n your network for the first time, a step- by -step walk through of the wireless setup is built in to the installation routine of the software that shipped with your PIXMA. Insert the Setup CD-ROM * that came with your printer into your CD -ROM drive an [...]

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    The printer automatic ally searches for access points that sup port WPS (Wi -Fi Protected Setup)*. *Unless you are absolutely sure your access point sup ports WPS and you are familiar with activating this on your access poin t, press the Sto p button on the printer’s operation panel and click o n Other Meth ods on the S etup Procedure Selection s[...]

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    Connecting t o the Wir eless Netw ork 8 For Standard setup only Select S tandard setup on th e Setup Procedure Selection screen (3- 2) Continue to next page before p roceeding a ny further with setup Follow the instructio n then click Next on the Connection v ia Standa rd setup (4 -1) screen.[...]

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    Connecting t o the Wir eless Netw ork 9 Follow On-screen in structions. When you get to Step 4-2 and later in Step 4-4 ( screens shown below) you will need to know SSID and password information* Step 4-2 Step 4-4 *Unless you are a bsolutely certain of this information, please continue to the next page for information on locating / verifying this in[...]

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    Connecting t o the Wir eless Netw ork 10 If you don't know your Access Po int / Router name or SSID*, or the Passphrase or Network key for your wireless network, you c an find this information during Standard setup using the Setup CD-ROM or the downloaded file (Mini Master Setup). *The terms ' SSID' and 'AccessPoin t / Ro uter&a[...]

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    Ins talling the Driver s & Softw are 11 Network setup is complete. Co ntinue to follow any remaining On -screen in structions to install the software. On the Software Installatio n List screen, select any software to be installed. MP Drivers is required for the printer to be able to prin t and scan and cannot be de-selected. MY Image Garde n an[...]

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    Ins talling the Driver s & Softw are 12 Click Complete when the Setu p Completion screen appears. Continue to follow any remaining o n-screen in structions to finish and exit the setup program[...]

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    Ins talling the Driver s & Softw are 13 13 Inst alling the PIXMA MG5420 on Y our Wir e less Network If you can’t find your CD -ROM, you may download the MG5400 series Mini Master Setup, which includes the same step - by -step installation as the CD-ROM, by fo llowing the instructions below: 1. Click h ere to access the MG542 0 Drivers & S[...]