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Setting the printer in the access point mode
When you set your printer in the access point mode, you can print wirelessly and directly from an external device such as a smartphone without using an access point.
(A) External device such as a smartphone
(B) Printer
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Before Starting Access Point Mode Setup
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When you use the printer in the access point mode, note the following limitations:
-Using the operation panel of the printer (ex: copying or scanning)
-Connecting the printer to the Internet
-Changing the printer network settings or displaying the network settings
Caution
If you have an access point (not the printer in the access point mode), the above limitations are not applicable.
Set up your printer while referring to " Wireless LAN connection of your printer to an access point. "
After setup of the printer, see "Printing or scanning from an external device such as a smartphone using PIXMA Printing Solutions (PIXMA Print)" and enjoy printing and scanning.
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1. If the HOME button (B) on the printer is lit, touch the HOME button.
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2. Flick the screen left or right, then tap the WLAN icon.
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3. Tap [ Access point mode ].
The (blue) Wi-Fi lamp (C) lights up when wireless connection is enabled.
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4. Tap [ OK ].
The printer goes in the access point mode.
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5. Write down the displayed SSID.
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6. Tap [ Details ].
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7. Write down the displayed password.
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8. In the Wi-Fi setting screen of your external device such as a smartphone, select the SSID and enter the password (you wrote down in Steps 5 and 7) to complete the connection.
The Wi-Fi setting screen will vary according to the device you use. (This is an example of an iOS device.)
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9. Tap [ OK ]. When "Access point mode active" is displayed, the printer is properly set in the access point mode.
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Printing or scanning from an external device such as a smartphone using PIXMA Printing Solutions (PIXMA Print)
To print or scan from an external device such as a smartphone, you need to use the application software, "PIXMA Printing Solutions."
Download and install this free application software from App Store or Google Play.
Caution
When you use an Android device with the printer in the access point mode, you will not be able to connect to the Internet using the 3G line.
To download PIXMA Printing Solutions from Google Play, make the printer exit from the access point mode, download the application software, and set the printer in the access point mode again.
Caution
From the iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), you can print using their standard application software (Safari or mailer software, etc.) without using PIXMA Printing Solutions.
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Following the procedures below, select the printer to use and perform printing or scanning:
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1. On the screen of an external device such as a smartphone, tap the PIXMA Print icon 
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2. On the PIXMA Printing Solutions screen, tap the printer icon 
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3. Tap [ Detect Printer ].
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4. In the screen, select the printer you use.
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5. When the selected printer name is displayed under the printer icon, the settings are completed.
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6. Tap the button you would like to perform.
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Where the scanned images are saved:
When [ Scan ] is tapped, the menu to select the file format of scanned image is displayed. The scanned images are saved to the predetermined area according to the selected file format.
- JPEG files of scanned images are saved under [ Photo Print ].
- PDF files of scanned images are saved under [ Document Print ].
- JPEG files of scanned images are saved in the /CanonIJ/scan_image folder.
- PDF files of scanned images are saved in the / CanonIJ /scan_pdf folder.
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7. After printing or scanning is finished, tap [ Exit ] on the printer operation panel to exit from the access point mode.
