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State of the Wireless Status light Task
Off Verify the following:
● An Ethernet cable is not connected to
the printer. Connecting an Ethernet
cable to the printer automatically
turns off the wireless radio. Unplug
the cable.
● The printer is plugged in.
Wireless Status light is on
If the Wireless Status light is on, try reprinting the document, then look at the printer's
wireless communications light:
State of the Wireless Status light
Task
Flashes The printer's wireless communications
feature is operating correctly. Try these
solutions, again.
Does not flash The wireless radio is functioning but the
printer and the computer cannot
communicate.
● The printer's network settings do not
match the settings for the network.
Follow these steps.
● The computer might be set to the
wrong wireless profile. Follow these
steps.
● A personal software firewall might
block communication between the
printer and the computer. Follow
these steps.
Printer's network settings do not match the settings for the network
The printer's network settings must match those of the network.
Chapter 11
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