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Using the Machine with the Access Point Mode

By using the machine as an access point in an environment that does not have wireless LAN router or access point, or by using the machine as an access point temporarily in an environment that has wireless LAN router or access point, you can connect the machine to an external device such as a computer or a smartphone and print/scan from them.

This section describes how to enable the access point mode, the access point name of the machine, and the security setting.

How to enable the Access Point Mode

Printing/Scanning with the Access Point Mode

How to terminate the Access Point Mode

Setting of the Access Point Mode

Important

  • Before using the machine with the access point mode, confirm the usage restrictions then switch the machine to the access point mode.

    Restrictions

  • If you use the machine with the access point mode for a long time, we recommend you change the default password to the combination of numbers and letters from the point of view of security.

How to enable the Access Point Mode

Enable the access point mode following the procedure below.

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Press and hold the Wi-Fi button until the Alarm lamp flashes 3 times.

  3. Release the Wi-Fi button.

    When the ON lamp changed from flashing to lit, the access point mode is enabled.

Note

Printing/Scanning with the Access Point Mode

Print/Scan with the access point mode following the procedure below.

  1. Connect an external device such as a computer or a smartphone to the machine via wireless LAN.

    Perform wireless LAN settings with your external device, then assign the access point name specified for the machine as a destination.

    Note

    • For details on how to perform wireless LAN settings with an external device, refer to the device's instruction manual.

    • When a WPA2-PSK (AES) password is valid on the machine, entering the password is required to connect an external device to the machine via wireless LAN. Enter the password specified for the machine.

  2. Start printing or scanning from an external device such as a computer or a smartphone.

    Note

    • For details on how to print or scan from an external device such as a computer or a smartphone via wireless LAN, refer to the device's or application's instruction manual.

How to terminate the Access Point Mode

In environments that the machine is connected with the computer over the wireless LAN usually, set the machine to the wireless LAN connection following the procedure below when you finish using the machine with the access point mode temporarily.

  1. Press and hold the Wi-Fi button until the Alarm lamp flashes 4 times.

  2. Release the Wi-Fi button.

    When the ON lamp changed from flashing to lit, the wireless LAN mode is enabled.

Note

  • If you do not use the machine with the access point mode or over the wireless LAN:

    Follow the procedure below to disable the access point mode and the wireless LAN.

    1. Press and hold the Stop button until the Alarm lamp flashes 18 times.

    2. Release the Stop button.

    3. Press the Black button.

      The Wi-Fi lamp goes off.

Setting of the Access Point Mode

The initial value of the access point mode is set as follows.

SSID (access point name)

XXXXXX-MG2900series

* "XXXXXX" is the last six digits of MAC address of the machine.

Security setting

WPA2-PSK (AES)

Password

Serial number of the machine

Note

  • To confirm the MAC address of the machine, print out the network setting information.

    Printing Out Network Setting Information

  • You can change the security setting and the password using IJ Network Tool.

    If you change the access point mode setting of the machine, also change the access point setting of the external device such as a computer or a smartphone.