Checking or Confirming

You can check or confirm the network status in the following various methods.

When the network setup is changed, it takes about 30 to 60 seconds to reflect the setup changes. (The time until changes are reflected varies depending on the setting method, the wireless router or access point, and so on.)

Checking and printing the network connection status

If there is a change in the setup, such as if you change the network environment, you can then check the network connection and print a network check report.

This feature is not available for printers that do not have an LCD panel.

Select Wi-Fi/Network Settings (or Wi-Fi Settings).

Select Wi-Fi/Network Connection Check (or Wi-Fi Connection Check).

If you want to print a check report, select Yes or press Start (2. Print the report for Line LCDs).

If the network connection fails, the check report helps you to find a solution to the problem.

For information on using the network check report, click the following link. This feature is not available for all printers or may not be enabled.

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Confirming and printing the network status

To confirm the network connection, print a status sheet using the following procedure.

From LCD panel

Select Wi-Fi/Network Settings (or Wi-Fi Settings).

Select Confirm Settings (or Confirm Wi-Fi/Network Settings or Confirm Wi-Fi Settings) (Print Status Sheet for simple LCDs).

For Touch-panel LCDs and 2.5 inch LCDs: Check the connection status. If you want to print a status sheet, press Start.

For simple LCDs: Press Start to check the connection status by printing a status sheet.

For Line LCDs: Use the up or down arrow keys to check the connection status. If you want to print a status sheet, press Back, select Print Network Status Sheet, and then press Start.

From control panel button

Press and hold

for three seconds to print the status sheet.

Ping command

In the TCP/IP network environment, confirm the IP addresses set on the computer and printer, then check whether communication is established between the computer and printer.

Confirming in Windows 7/Vista/XP

The IP address can be checked on a network status sheet, check report, or LCD screen.

Click the Start button or start, All Programs or Programs, Accessories, and then Command Prompt.

Type ‘ping’, a space, and ‘<the printer’s IP address>’, then press the Enter key.

If a communication is established, Reply from <the printer’s IP address> is displayed.

If communication is not established, Destination host unreachable or Request timed out is displayed. Check the device’s network settings on the computer.

Confirming in Mac OS X

The IP address can be checked on a network status sheet. See Confirming and printing the network status.

Double-click Macintosh HD, Applications, Utilities, and then Network Utility.

Enter the printer’s IP address in the network address field.

If communication is established, all signals are returned and 0% packet loss is displayed.

If communication is not established, no signal is returned, and 100% packet loss is displayed. Check the device’s network settings on the computer.