Setting up a second hand Dell 968 All-in-one Printer

T,

This printer, since it does not have the wireless adapter, has to be attached to a usb port. If you purchase a wireless print adapter, you can attach the usb cable from the printer to the usb adapter and can print.

If you have a desktop, you can use the desktop as a host computer and then use your wireless network to print to the printer. The problem is the host computer needs to be online to print.

Try reading the Dell 968 & 968w All-In-One Printer owners thread (W7) and the instructions are there to get the printer to install on Windows 7.

Without the printer disk, you won't be able to scan a document, since the OCR Program is needed to scan/fax.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Rick

Todd,

Sorry for the delay, working a different jobs, person on vacation.

Drivers for this printer are available to download from Dell's website.

Not sure if you can purchase the 1150 adapter or not.

Dell Series 7 ink cartridges can be purchased at Staples, Walmart or Dell's Website.

If you want to scan, once we get the printer working, we can discuss OCR Programs by clicking on my blue username, start conversation.

Rick

Hi Rick, 

re: Dell 968 AIO 

Thanks for your assistance. I was able to purchase the ink cartridges, download the appropriate driver and I tracked down an Internal Network Adapter 1150 on ebay and had it shipped. I've since installed it, but I am experiencing the issue of my computer's selective inability to communicate with the printer via the Wifi network in my apartment. 

I believe I installed the 1150 adapter correctly, and it recognized my Wifi network when I set up the wireless functionality using the setup program within the device driver software. The signal strength is registering at 82%. Strangely, within my Control Panel -> Devices and Printers the AIO appears as "offline" yet I have been able to scan and send documents wirelessly between the printer and my laptop. However I am not able to print wirelessly !? When I try to print. I receive the following message:

Communication Not Available

The printer cannot communicate with the computer

Try these solutions:

- Ensure the printer is powered on

- Disconnect and reconnect the printer's power cable

- Disconnect or reconnect the USB or Network cable

- Check your firewall settings to ensure the printer connection is not blocked 

- Restart your computer

I have tried all the suggestions (except disconnection or reconnecting the USB, since I an trying to operate the AIO wirelessly) without success. 

Do you have any idea what the problem might be, and how it could be resolved?

Thank you,

T

T,

Make and model of your computer and operating system? 32-bit or 64-bit? Did you recently install/reinstall the operating system?

Make and model of your wireless router, please.

Can you run Network Interface and post that information back here.

What virus program and firewall are you using?

Rick

Hi Rick,

Sorry for the delayed response. 

I am using a Sony Vaio, model number VGN-FW235D. I am running Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit. It was installed back in 2009 and I have not had to re-install it. However, it might be worth noting that it was installed by a friend of mine in the IT sector before it was released to the general public. 

Wireless router is Sagemcom F@st

I am using Windows Firewall, and Microsoft Security Essentials as a virus program

Here is the information produced from network interface:

There is 1 interface on the system:

   Name                   : Wireless Network Connection

   Description            : Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN

   GUID                   : cce6c821-4467-4060-b96b-690f9e9ca739

   Physical address       : 00:21:5d:07:8c:52

   State                  : connected

   SSID                   : cabbagetowner2

   BSSID                  : 2c:e4:12:99:f0:2b

   Network type           : Infrastructure

   Radio type             : 802.11g

   Authentication         : WPA2-Personal

   Cipher                 : CCMP

   Connection mode        : Auto Connect

   Channel                : 10

   Receive rate (Mbps)    : 217

   Transmit rate (Mbps)   : 217

   Signal                 : 99%

   Profile                : cabbagetowner2

   Hosted network status  : Not available

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

T

T,

Printer worked before, I would suggest...

Changing the wireless router to channel 11.

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.

 Make sure to read...

 Allow Printer past Microsoft Essentials/Windows Defender

Rick

Rick, I have a similar problem as T. back in 2013 with Dell Internal Network Adaptor 1150 on my Dell AIO 968 inkjet printer decided to quit working after I had a new router installed.  My hard wired Dell desktop PC works just fine with this printer and I noticed that the printer's wireless signal is "lit."  When the tech had finished installing the BEC Technologies router 802.11n Dual WAN ADSL2 + Firewall Router, everything worked with my desktop PC and laptop with the exception of my ability to print from the laptop to the wire-less printer mode.  The laptop is a Dell XPS-15R and uses Windows 7.0 and uses 64-bit system.  I use System Mechanic Pro anti-virus and Windows firewall although I believe the anti-virus also exhibits a virus component as well.  I have had used Windows 7.0 since I purchased the laptop in 2010.

I seems logical to me that since the new router was set up with a different SSID and Network Password, I should be making some software information changes to account for that but I don't know where to start with accomplishing that.  In other words, I'm assuming I should be configuring the added wireless network device before expecting to use it with my computer and again I have tried that by working with the "Dell Wireless Setup Utility Wizard" software but whenever I tried to do that, it tells me that the wizard wasn't able to communicate with the wireless printer adapter.  Then it says to check that the USB cable is properly connected.  What?  I'm trying to set it up wirelessly!  HELP!!!  From a Novice, Al.

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