Searching Printer by IP Address or Host Name During Setup

If the printer cannot be found on the Select Printer screen, search for the printer by an IP address or host name. Select Specify the IP address and run the search radio button and click Next. The screen to select searching criteria appears.

Check printer's IP address or host name.

To check the printer's IP address or host name, print out the network settings information or use the operation panel to display it.
- Display on the LCD.
  
  LAN settings (Item for administrator)
- Print the network settings.
  
  Printing Network Settings
Note
- If you use the printer in an office, ask the network administrator.
Specify searching method.

Select one of the method below.
1. Search by IPv4 address
  
  Select to search for printers by IPv4 address.
2. Search by IPv6 address
  
  Select to search for printers by IPv6 address.
3. Search by host name
  
  Select to search for printers by host name. A host name is referred to as LLMNR host name or Bonjour name.
Enter IP address or host name and click Next.

Printer search starts.

If an error screen appears:

Resolve the error according to the instruction on the screen.

If the IP address you entered is already used for another device, follow the procedure below to specify printer's IP address.

Select Various settings on HOME screen.

LCD and Operation Panel
Use button to select Device settings and press OK button.
Use button to select LAN settings and press OK button.
Use button to select Other settings and press OK button.
Use button to select TCP/IP settings and press OK button.

If you specify IPv4 address:

Use button to select IPv4 and press OK button.
Use button to select Yes on displayed screen and press OK button.
Use button to select IP address and press OK button.
Use button to select Manual setup and press OK button.

Selecting Auto setup and pressing OK buttons specifies the IP address automatically.
Enter IP address.
Use button to select OK and press OK button.
Enter subnet mask.
Use button to select OK and press OK button.
Enter default gateway.
Use button to select OK and press OK button.

The IPv4 address has been specified.

If you specify IPv6 address:

Use button to select IPv6 and press OK button.
Select Yes on displayed screen and press OK button.
Use button to select Manual address and press OK button.
Use button to select Use and press OK button.
Use button to select IP address and press OK button.
Enter IP address.

Enter 8 number sequences divided by ":".

Ex. ABCD:EF01:2345:6789:ABCD:EF01:2345:6789
Use button to select OK and press OK button.

The IPv6 address has been specified.

Important

If firewall is enabled on the computer, printers on a different subnet may not be detected. Disable firewall.

If firewall interferes with printer search:

If message appears:

If a message appears warning that Canon software is attempting to access the network, set the security software to allow access.

After allowing the software to access, specify the IP address or host name and search for printers again.

If the printer is found, follow the instructions on the screen to continue to set up network communication.

If no message appears:

Cancel searching printers, and then set the security software to allow Canon software below to access the network.
- For Windows:
  
  Setup.exe or Setup64.exe in the win > Driver > DrvSetup folder on the Setup CD-ROM
- For Mac OS:
  
  Setup.app, canonijnetwork.bundle, cnwidsd.plugin, and cnwidss.plugin
After setting the security software, specify the IP address or host name and search for printers again.

Note

For more on firewall settings of your operating system or security software, see instruction manual or contact its manufacturer.