The manual does a good job of stepping you through making a wireless connection from your laptop to the printer via your router although you have to make a USB connection from the printer to the laptop so that the wireless parameters are setup on the printer. You should first check that the laptop is communicating with the router - click Start/Network/Network and Sharing Center it should show your laptop connected to the router and on to the WWW. Fix that first if not showing full connectivity.
Then turn off User Account Control - it worked for me!
The 1320c does not have any wireless options. However, it's very easily connected to a wired port on your Wireless AP/Router.
I might suggest placing the IP address of the printer outside the address range of your router defaults.
For example, the defaults IP range for a LinkSys router usually start at 192.168.1.100 and has DCHP configured to pass out another 100 (50?) addresses, or up to 192.168.1.200. I'd set the IP of your printer to 192.168.1.254 which takes it to the top end of the legally assignable address range (.1 and .255 are reserved).
The reason you do this is so the IP of the printer does not change.... you never want the IP of your printer to change. If it does, you don't print.
Initially, after you connect your printer to the router, the printer will be assigned an IP address. Just open the embedded web page of the printer and set the IP to Manual and then set the IP to a value suitable to your network. The Subnet Mask and Def Gtwy are fine as initiallly set.
My printers at my house are connected and configured in exactly this manner. Flawless operation.
So, I do not have to purchase any other special routers or gadgets? Just a cord/cable to connect the printer to a wired outlet in the back of the current Linksys router? I have four open ports in the router now.
Thank you for the information. I couldn't have done it without you.
Aside from ensuring that you ALSO purchase the network adapter option when you purchase the 1320c printer, yep, that's all you need to do.
After you setup(*) the printer, plug the network cable into the printer and router and wait about a minute. Then press the Continue button until the Ready/Data light starts flashing green. In a few moments, 3 test pages should print. The first of these pages will list the printer IP address. You may need to reference this when you install the drivers.
(*)IMPORTANT !! Pay special attention to the setup instructions ensuring the all 8 shipping seals (orange ribbons) are removed from the PHD unit.
bb99
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May 20th, 2008 09:00
The manual does a good job of stepping you through making a wireless connection from your laptop to the printer via your router although you have to make a USB connection from the printer to the laptop so that the wireless parameters are setup on the printer. You should first check that the laptop is communicating with the router - click Start/Network/Network and Sharing Center it should show your laptop connected to the router and on to the WWW. Fix that first if not showing full connectivity.
Then turn off User Account Control - it worked for me!
llynster
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May 20th, 2008 11:00
The 1320c does not have any wireless options. However, it's very easily connected to a wired port on your Wireless AP/Router.
I might suggest placing the IP address of the printer outside the address range of your router defaults.
For example, the defaults IP range for a LinkSys router usually start at 192.168.1.100 and has DCHP configured to pass out another 100 (50?) addresses, or up to 192.168.1.200. I'd set the IP of your printer to 192.168.1.254 which takes it to the top end of the legally assignable address range (.1 and .255 are reserved).
The reason you do this is so the IP of the printer does not change.... you never want the IP of your printer to change. If it does, you don't print.
Initially, after you connect your printer to the router, the printer will be assigned an IP address. Just open the embedded web page of the printer and set the IP to Manual and then set the IP to a value suitable to your network. The Subnet Mask and Def Gtwy are fine as initiallly set.
My printers at my house are connected and configured in exactly this manner. Flawless operation.
Let me know if you need more help.
ShaneStahr
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May 21st, 2008 04:00
So, I do not have to purchase any other special routers or gadgets? Just a cord/cable to connect the printer to a wired outlet in the back of the current Linksys router? I have four open ports in the router now.
Thank you for the information. I couldn't have done it without you.
llynster
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May 21st, 2008 11:00
Aside from ensuring that you ALSO purchase the network adapter option when you purchase the 1320c printer, yep, that's all you need to do.
After you setup(*) the printer, plug the network cable into the printer and router and wait about a minute. Then press the Continue button until the Ready/Data light starts flashing green. In a few moments, 3 test pages should print. The first of these pages will list the printer IP address. You may need to reference this when you install the drivers.
(*)IMPORTANT !! Pay special attention to the setup instructions ensuring the all 8 shipping seals (orange ribbons) are removed from the PHD unit.