Dell V510 Series printer lost ability to connect via WiFi (blinking orange light problem)

 rdefuria,

During electrical storms and power flickers, sometimes wireless devices need power cycled.

Power off your ISP modem/router. Power off your wireless router(if any) Wait 30 seconds, then turn on the ISP modem/router. Wait 15 seconds, then power on the wireless router(if any)

Power off the wireless printer. Wait 30 seconds, then power the printer back on.

Restart your computer(s).

Communications should be back to normal. I recommend changing to channel 1, 6 or 11. I use channel 11.

Rick

Sadly, that did not do it the trick.

Is there an app I can run to recheck and possibly reset the network settings of the unit?  Can't seem to find that in the installed programs.

The front panel UI is terrible.

-Richard

Richard,

I usually set up my router first. I use these Recommended Wireless Router Settings, I use channel 11.

You the have to setup the printer. Once the printer recognizes your network, then installing the printer on the computer(s) is next.  

Dell V505 & V505w All-In-One (PRODUCT) RED™ Printer owners thread (W7)

Dell V515w Wireless All In One Printer - (RED) owners thread

Virus programs and firewalls usually block communications.

Rick

Hi I have a  new  network and need to connect my dell v510 wireless all in one printer to it and I can not find the disc to reinstall  is this anyway I can connect  it to my new network ?

thanks

WetCat

WetCat,

Do you have the Dell V505, V505w or the Dell V515w printer? Dell has the drivers on their website, the only thing missing is the OCR Program needed for scanning documents.

Rick

mine just says v510 on it and I thought I could just go click somewhere can ask it to connect to the internet and  be able to enter the  new password but I can seem to find it on my computer that has the printer download on it

My V510 seems to be unable to stay connected to no wireless network. No lightning, no power surges, it just seems to disconnect for no reason after a day-- maybe when my Dell XPS 8300 sleeps?  My computer never disconnects from the network .

The wireless light on it goes dark. I print something, open the print queue and it says (offline) and my document is pending.  Powering off/on seldom works. Unplugging it seems to work. I this just normal life with a V510?

fuelrod,

Make and model of your wireless router? What type of security are you using? What channel?

What virus program and firewall are you using?

Doe sthis model have a WiFi Light?

Rick

2 Wire Model 2701HG-B  (ATT)  No security except wireless network key. Don't know about channels.

AVG free antivirus 2012 ans Windows Firewall

The router does not have a WiFi light.  My Dell XPS 8300 always stays connected via WiFi. The printer is located about 4 feet from the router.

The Dell V510W Wifi light is dark right now and the printer is powered off (not by me). I used it yesterday, after unplugging the power cord it and plugging it back in, then pressing Power to get it connected.

The manual describes: "The Power Saver feature puts the printer in a minimum-power standby

mode after the printer has been idle for a set amount of time (the Power Saver timeout)."

Manual at: 

<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

Mine is set to go into strandby after 10 minutes.  I could find no manual reference to auto power off.

My printer is under next day parts warranty for ~3 more months.

Thanks for your prompt reply, Rick

fuelrod,

Try running Delete Print Jobs to remove any stuck print jobs from the queue.

With no security and just a password, you should not have any poroblems with a connection. There was a model that when the printer was sleeping, it would not print.

Try reading...

Allow a printer past McAfee

I use these tweaks on all my computers...

Start, control panel, device manager.

Go to the USB Controller section and click the + sign.

Go to each USB Root Hub and right click on it, left click properties, left click power management. Uncheck the box, allow computer to turn off this device to save power.

Restart your computer.

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Start, control panel, device manager. Click on Network and then right click on your wireless adapter, left click properties, power management. Uncheck the box, allow computer to turn off this device to save power.

Rick

Don't know what USB hubs have to do with WiFi, but I unchecked  allow computer to turn off this device to save power,

and it now it's been working perfectly for a day.

The WiFi light on the printer goes dark when it goes into standby, but the print queue reports the printer being online, and when a print job is submitted it wakes up prints, then goes standby again after a few minutes.

And thanks for the tip about Delete Print Jobs. While it was not my problem, I didn't know about C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS.  I bookmarked the page.

And I bookmarked this forum too, Who knows, I might even try answering a question some time.

Thank you for resolving this annoying problem.

fuelrod,

Glad you got it working! :emotion-21: Thanks for posting back. Soem people lose communications with the usb attached devices, even printers that are usb cable connected. I do those tweaks so the computer doesn't shutdown the usb ports.

Take care,

Rick

I have a Dell V515 printer WIFI has worked fine for just over a yr. Today, WIFI stopped working on the printer. can't connect to my Tower or my laptop. 

My wireless connection is working ok, as my laptop can connect to the internet.

  I now have a solid orange light, where before I had a green light - and zero connection strength.  I haven't changed anything!  And we did not have any power surges or recent storms.

Appreciate any help you can offer.  Thank you.  (of course, it is now out of warranty by @ 1 month!)

patience10,

Make and model of your wireless router and te type of security you're using. What channel?

Rick