Canon MX490 Series, Online Manual

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Forgot a Wireless Router Name, SSID, or a Network Key
Cannot Connect with a Wireless Router to Which a WEP or WPA/WPA2 Key Is Set (You Forgot the WEP
or WPA/WPA2 Key)
How to Set an Encryption Key
Cannot Connect with a Wireless Router to Which a WEP or WPA/
WPA2 Key Is Set (You Forgot the WEP or WPA/WPA2 Key)
For information on how to set up the wireless router, refer to the instruction manual provided with the
wireless router or contact its manufacturer. Make sure that the computer and the wireless router can
communicate with each other.
After that, set up the machine to match the settings of the wireless router using IJ Network Tool.
How to Set an Encryption Key
For information on how to set up the wireless router, refer to the instruction manual provided with the
wireless router or contact its manufacturer. Make sure that the computer and the wireless router can
communicate with each other.
After that, set up the machine to match the settings of the wireless router using IJ Network Tool.
• When using WEP
The key length, key format, the key to use (one of 1 to 4), and the authentication method must match
among the wireless router, the machine, and the computer.
In order to communicate with a wireless router that uses automatically generated WEP keys, you
must configure the machine to use the key generated by the wireless router by entering it in
hexadecimal format.
Normally, select Auto for the authentication method. Otherwise, select Open System or Shared Key
according to the setting of the wireless router.
When the WEP Details screen appears after clicking Set on the Search screen, follow the on-screen
instructions and set the key length, the key format, the key number, and the authentication method to
enter a WEP key.
For details, see Changing the WEP Detailed Settings .
• When using WPA/WPA2
The authentication method, passphrase, and dynamic encryption type must match on the wireless
router, the machine, and the computer.
Enter the passphrase configured on the wireless router (a sequence of between 8 and 63
alphanumeric characters, or a 64-character hexadecimal number).
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