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10 Wireless Setup

For details on how to check the following information, refer to the manual of your access point

or router, or contact its manufacturer.

Check the Information for Wireless Connection

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The following information is required to connect to your access point or router.

Check your access point or router for the following information, then write it down.

Access Point Name/Network Name:

Network Key:

* Also referred to as SSID.

An identifier to identify the specific access point.

* 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.

If your access point or

router supports WPS (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup):

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A wireless connection can be

set up easily without checking

the information to the left. Go

to "Wireless Setup Using WPS

(Wi-Fi Protected Setup)" on

page 33.

You can retrieve your network key by using the Canon PIXMA Wireless Setup Assistant or the

instructions which can be downloaded from the Canon support webpage (www.usa.canon.

com/downloadlibrary).

If you are unable to retrieve the network key or other settings, refer to the manual of your

access point or router, or contact its manufacturer.

For details on WPS, refer

to the manual of your

access point.
If you are using Windows

7/Windows Vista and have

a USB flash drive, you

can configure wireless

connection settings by

using the WCN (Windows

Connect Now) function

as well. For details, refer

to "Wireless Setup Using

WCN (Windows Connect

Now)" on page 36.

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