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February 16th, 2008 00:00
Can not connect wireless printer adapter.
I have a dell 3300 wireless printer adapter and I cannot get my Dell 926 printer to connect to my network. I have a Belkin N1 router. I can get them to connect with the security settings off but as soon as I turn them on I cannot get the printer to connect to my network.
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m_a_rem
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February 16th, 2008 12:00
after this it asks you to select the security setting i.e. WEP /WPA and it asks you to enter that key .
your router must have some WEP / WPA security key .therefore when security is truned off - its connecting - otherwise its not
by installing the printer wirelessly - what u are ACTUALLY doing is that u r making the printer available on the wireless network , just like any other computer - so what whenever u try to print wirelessly - a command is first sent to router which communicates with the wireless adapter.
check your security settings by accessing the router webpage
if have already installed the wireless printer,i think u must have disabled the router security when u had initially set it up.
tell me if i'm correct / not . Thanks!
m_a_rem
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February 16th, 2008 14:00
gjs67
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February 16th, 2008 14:00
I did enter the key and I know its the correct one. When I couldn't get the adapter to connect I disabled the routers security settings just to see if it would connect. It was able to connect.
gjs67
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February 16th, 2008 15:00
I added the mac code and that didn't work.
m_a_rem
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February 18th, 2008 04:00
if thats the case and if u dont want it - uninstall the software -
reinstall the network installation with the security enabled -
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since the wireless setings will be OK even if u unistll the drivers .
check the ip address of the printer - this is found on the printer itself -
u can ping the IP to verify if u r able to reach it or not
if thats is a YES , then during network installation with router security enabled :
select "keep current wireless settings of the printer" - u wont have to connect and disconnect the USB cable then .
by doing so , if the printer is not detected automatically even ping to printer's IP is OK - try adding the IP address of the printer - sometimes it does get detected by that way.
do let us know if reinstalling drivers with security enabled worked or not -- simply because - there might be other security settings on the router which could be the reason here.
cheers!
gjs67
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February 24th, 2008 19:00
I could not find the IP address for the printer. I did try to reload the software and i still cannot get the adapater to read on my network.