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BillPet
Aspirant
Apr 29, 2017
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Printing over WiFi to an Ethernet network printer

I have a Canon MF4880dw network printer connected to my Netgear AC1750 Model R6400 router via an Ethernet cable. Network printing works fine over Ethernet wired connections, but I have not been able ...
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  • BillPet's avatar
    BillPet
    May 03, 2017

    Apologies to those who tried to help. I'm afraid that I wasted your time. I did NOT have my printer connected via Ethernet, so of course, wireless devices couldn't find it over the network.

     

    When I bought the printer in 2014 I originally connected it with an Ethernet cable to my router that I had at the time, but sometime after I bouught the Netgear R6400 router in 2015 I changed to a USB cable to the new router (due to a shortage of Ethernet ports) and used the Netgear printer server software to print over the wired network. Forgot that. I left the Ethernet cable plugged into the printer, but didn't check to see if the OTHER end was still plugged in to the router. Duh.

     

    I have switched back to an Ethernet cable connection to the router and all is well now.

     

    Thanks for your help and support. Sorry to have taken your time.

BillPet's avatar
BillPet
Aspirant
Apr 30, 2017

Hi michaelkenward:

 

Thanks for your reply. I think that my question was unclear. I'm not asking for help with connecting my printer to the Netgear router via WiFi. It is already connected by an Ethernet cable, and that kind of connection is fine with me. What I need help with is printing on that Ethernet network printer from a laptop (or other device) that is connected to the router via WiFi.

 

Is there some setting in the router (firewall, etc?) that blocks/allows Ethernet network printing via WiFi? What am I missing?

 

Thanks

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VE6CGX
Master
Apr 30, 2017

Disconnect cable, set up the printer from printer wireless set up wizard.  You do it from printer control panel. No manuals? Go to Canon site and check FAQ there.

Wireless connection is not a plug and play. If you are not sure try Youtube showing how to set up wireless printer.

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 30, 2017
    VE6CGX wrote:

    Disconnect cable, set up the printer from printer wireless set up wizard.

     

     

    He wants LAN.

     

    But the same approach still applies. Forget the router, play with the printer.