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Check2 Is the printer connected to the wireless router?Use the icon on the LCD when COPY button, SCAN button, or Setup button is pressed to check theconnection status between the printer and wireless router. If the icon is not displayed, Wi-Fi is disabled.Turn on wireless communication on the printer.Check3 Make sure the printer and wireless router network settings match.Make sure the network settings of the printer (e.g. network name (SSID) or network key (password), etc.) areidentical with those of the wireless router.Communication with a wireless router must be tuned to either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band. Thenetwork name (SSID) of the 2.4 GHz frequency band and the network name (SSID) of the 5 GHz frequencyband cannot be used in combination.Check the network name (SSID) set for the printer, and match it with the network name (SSID) of the correctfrequency band of the Wi-Fi router.To check the settings of the wireless router, refer to the instruction manual provided with it or contact itsmanufacturer.To check the current network settings of the printer, print out the network setting information of the printer.Printing Network SettingsCheck4 Make sure the printer is not placed too far away from the wireless router.If the distance between the printer and wireless router is too far, wireless communication becomes poor. Placethe printer and wireless router close to each other.Check5 Make sure wireless signal is strong. Monitor signal status and move printerand wireless router as necessary.Place the printer and wireless router where there are no obstacles between them. Wireless communicationbetween different rooms or floors is generally poor. Wireless communication can be impeded by buildingmaterials containing metal or concrete. If the printer cannot communicate with the computer over a Wi-Fi dueto a wall, place the printer and the computer in the same room.In addition, if a device like a microwave oven that emits radio waves of the same frequency bandwidth as awireless router is nearby, it may cause interference. Place the wireless router as far away from interferencesources as possible.Check the signal strength on the LCD.LCD and Operation PanelCheck6 Make sure of the Wi-Fi channel numbers used for your computer.You need to have the same Wi-Fi channel number that you are using for the wireless router as your computer.It is normally set in the way that you can use all the Wi-Fi channels. However, when the channels that you areusing are restricted, the Wi-Fi channels do not match.See the instruction manual provided with your computer and check the Wi-Fi channel number available foryour computer.Check7 Make sure channel set on wireless router is a usable channel as confirmed inthe previous check.240