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P703W Can't Connect - Invalid Key
I'm trying to connect my dad's new P730W to his Linksys wireless router. I've removed pretty much anything that could stand in the way - disabled MAC filtering, enabled SSID broadcast, switched it to WEP TKIP, and the printer finds the network with no problem. When I enter my WEP key, however, I'm met with this error:
Invalid key. Please input 0~9 and a~z (A~F).
My key is strictly alphanumeric, none of the characters fall outside of the ranges listed above. It is 15 characters long, which falls well within the 8 - 64 range. I know the key is valid because I've been successfully using it for at least a year now to connect multiple devices.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Mary G
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October 14th, 2009 10:00
Make sure the caps lock key is NOT on. When connecting a wireless printer, set it up by first connecting an ethernet cable to the router and printer and follow the setup directions that should have come with the printer. I don't find a dell printer with that model number. Ah--I see you reversed the numbers in your post.
Pat.Berkheimer
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October 14th, 2009 14:00
Ah, my bad. Yes, I meant P703W. It doesn't appear to have an ethernet port, so I'm using the USB cable per the instructions.
As for caps-lock, I'm copying the passphrase directly from the router's configuration screen and pasting it in.
PudgyOne
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October 14th, 2009 16:00
Pat,
Is the passkey 13 digits long? Saw this with someone else. Mine is twleve and works.
Rick
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October 14th, 2009 20:00
Fifteen, actually. I reduced it to 12, then down to 10 with the same result. Replaced the "B" with a "b" and removed all the numerical characters. Then tried reducing to 9 and finally 8 (the minumum character count my router will accept) lower-case, alphabetic characters. No numbers. All to no avail, I received the same error each time.
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October 14th, 2009 21:00
Pat,
Try using these Recommended Wireless Router Settings, I use channel 11.
Rick